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cloying in Spanish

cloying in Spanish is empachoso, empalagoso — cloying means so much of something that it becomes unpleasant.

cloying in Spanish

empachoso
adj
Unpleasantly excessive.
empalagoso
adj
Unpleasantly excessive.
empalagoso
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 Spanish?
"cloying" in Spanish is empachoso, empalagoso. cloying means: So much of something that it becomes unpleasant.
Are there other ways to say "cloying" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 2 translations listed for "cloying": empachoso, empalagoso.
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