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• cloy — cloy; cloy·ing; cloy·less; cloy·some; cloy·ing·ly; cloy·ing·ness; …   English syllables

• Cloy — (kloi), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cloyed} (kloid); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cloying}.] [OE. cloer to nail up, F. clouer, fr. OF. clo nail, F. clou, fr. L. clavus nail. Cf. 3d {Clove}.] 1. To fill or choke up; to stop up; to clog. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cloy — [ klɔı ] verb intransitive to make you feel sick or annoyed by being too sweet or too pleasant: The smell of her cheap perfume soon began to cloy. ╾ cloy|ing [ klɔııŋ ] adjective: the movie s cloying sentimentality …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cloy´ing|ness — cloy|ing «KLOY ihng», adjective. producing weariness by surfeit: »I am a great admirer of Massenet, even though the slightly sugary sentimentality of his music can become a little cloying (New Yorker). –cloy´ing|ly, adverb. –cloy´ing|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• cloy´ing|ly — cloy|ing «KLOY ihng», adjective. producing weariness by surfeit: »I am a great admirer of Massenet, even though the slightly sugary sentimentality of his music can become a little cloying (New Yorker). –cloy´ing|ly, adverb. –cloy´ing|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• cloy|ing — «KLOY ihng», adjective. producing weariness by surfeit: »I am a great admirer of Massenet, even though the slightly sugary sentimentality of his music can become a little cloying (New Yorker). –cloy´ing|ly, adverb. –cloy´ing|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• Cloy Mattox — Cloy Mitchell Mattox (1902 1985) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1929 season. References Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball… …   Wikipedia

• cloy — [klɔı] v [I] if something sweet or pleasant cloys, it begins to annoy you because there is too much of it ▪ Her sweet submissive smile began to cloy after a while …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cloy|less — «KLOY lihs», adjective. that does not cloy: »Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite (Shakespeare) …   Useful english dictionary

• Cloy Brook Pastures — is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the preserved county of Clwyd, north Wales. See also List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Clwyd This article about a Site of Special Scientific Interest is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by …   Wikipedia

• cloy — (v.) weary by too much, fill to loathing, surfeit, 1520s, from M.E. cloyen hinder movement, encumber (late 14c.), aphetic of accloyen (early 14c.), from O.Fr. encloer to fasten with a nail, grip, grasp, figuratively to hinder, check, stop, curb,… …   Etymology dictionary