Cloy

Pronunciation: /klɔɪ/

Definitions of cloy

verb to disgust or sicken someone with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment

Example Sentences

A1 The candy was too sweet and started to cloy my taste buds.

A2 Eating too much cake can cloy your appetite for dessert.

B1 The constant praise began to cloy on her after a while.

B2 The overly sentimental movie quickly cloyed on the audience.

C1 The repetitive tasks began to cloy on his creativity and motivation.

C2 The constant demands of his job cloyed on his enthusiasm for work.

Examples of cloy in a Sentence

formal The sweetness of the dessert did not cloy the palate of the distinguished guests.

informal I love chocolate, but too much of it can cloy my taste buds.

slang Eating too much candy can really cloy your sweet tooth.

figurative The constant praise began to cloy on her, making her doubt its sincerity.

Grammatical Forms of cloy

• past tense: cloyed
• plural: cloys
• comparative: more cloying
• superlative: most cloying
• present tense: cloys
• future tense: will cloy
• perfect tense: have cloyed
• continuous tense: is cloying
• singular: cloy
• positive degree: cloy
• infinitive: to cloy
• gerund: cloying
• participle: cloyed

Origin and Evolution of cloy

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Middle English

Story behind the word: The word 'cloy' originated from Middle English 'cloi(en)' which came from Old French 'encloer' meaning 'to drive a nail into, to fasten'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the meaning of 'cloy' evolved to refer to the feeling of being excessively sweet or rich, leading to a sense of being disgusted or weary of something due to excessiveness.