🍰cloying (klwaj-ing)

adjective
/ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/
écoeurant (ecoeurant)

Signification

too sweet, rich, or sentimental, making it unpleasant
Traduction de la signification
trop sucré, riche ou sentimental, ce qui le rend désagréable
trop sucre, riche ou sentimental, ce qui le rend desagreable

Phrases d'exemple

The dessert was so cloying that I couldn't finish it.

Le dessert était tellement écoeurant que je n'ai pas pu le finir.
Le dessert était tellement écoeurant que je n'ai pas pu le finir.

Synonymes

sickly, sugary, over-sweet, excessive

Antonymes

pleasant, balanced, mild

Collocations

cloying sweetness, cloying sentiment, cloying perfume

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