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cloying in Japanese

cloying in Japanese is 甘ったるい — cloying means so much of something that it becomes unpleasant.

cloying in Japanese

甘ったるい
adj
Pronounced: amattarui
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 Japanese?
"cloying" in Japanese is 甘ったるい. cloying means: So much of something that it becomes unpleasant.
How do you pronounce 甘ったるい?
"cloying" in Japanese is 甘ったるい, pronounced "amattarui".
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