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cloy

/klɔɪ/ verb · British & US
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What does cloy mean?

verb

To make something unpleasantly sickly or overly sweet; to overwhelm or satiate someone to the point of disgust. To feel or become sickened by something.

Example

"The overly sweet perfume began to cloy on her senses."

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