verb
- to cause distaste or disgust through excess; to become unpleasant or tiresome because of too much
Usage: often used with food or experiences that become overwhelming
Examples
- The rich chocolate cake began to cloy after the third slice.
- Too much praise can cloy and lose its meaning.
- The overly sweet perfume cloyed in the small room.
- His constant compliments started to cloy rather than charm.
- The dessert was so sugary it cloyed immediately.
- After hours of the same music, even her favorite songs began to cloy.