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cloying in French

cloying in French is écœurant — cloying means so much of something that it becomes unpleasant.

cloying in French

écœurant
adj
Excessively sweet.

What does "cloying" mean?

  1. adj So much of something that it becomes unpleasant.
    "The cloying fondness she displayed was what, in the end, drove me away."
  2. adj Unpleasantly sweet, in a sickly way.
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cloying in a sentence

  • The cloying fondness she displayed was what, in the end, drove me away.

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What is "cloying" in French?
"cloying" in French is écœurant. cloying means: So much of something that it becomes unpleasant.
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