cloying sentimentality

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• cloying — cloy|ing [ˈklɔı ıŋ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: cloy to be cloying (16 21 centuries), from accloy to make unable to walk (14 18 centuries), from Old French encloer to drive a nail in , from Medieval Latin inclavare, from Latin clavus nail ] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cloying — adjective 1 a cloying attitude or quality annoys you because it is too pleasant: cloying sentimentality 2 cloying food or smells are sweet and make you feel sick: The cloying stench of cheap perfume …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cloy — UK [klɔɪ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms cloy : present tense I/you/we/they cloy he/she/it cloys present participle cloying past tense cloyed past participle cloyed to make you feel sick or annoyed by being too sweet or too pleasant The… …   English dictionary

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• 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

• mush — mush1 [mʌʃ] noun 1》 a soft, wet, pulpy mass. 2》 cloying sentimentality. 3》 N. Amer. thick maize porridge. verb [usu. as adjective mushed] reduce to mush. Derivatives mushily adverb mushiness noun …   English new terms dictionary

• treacle — noun 1》 Brit. molasses.     ↘golden syrup. 2》 cloying sentimentality or flattery. Derivatives treacly adjective Word History When treacle entered English in the Middle Ages it meant antidote against poison, venomous bites, and disease : it came… …   English new terms dictionary