SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
cloy
verb
To become tiresome or unpleasant through an excess of something initially pleasing.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Become tiresome through excess
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Usage distinction
Return to topPall fits the intransitive pattern. Surfeit, sate, and satiate normally take an object and can emphasize being filled to excess; cloy stresses the resulting distaste or boredom.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See cloy in use
The repeated sentimental scenes began to cloy before the final chapter.
A succession of richly sweet samples began to cloy, although visitors had enjoyed the first one.
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