cloying /ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/ adjective2 •Unpleasantly excessive.The cloying fondness she displayed was what, in the end, drove me away. •Excessively sweet.Oliver (Barry Keoghan): I don't normally like chocolate cake. / Elspeth (Rosamund Pike): Yes, it can be cloying, can't it? — 2023 formsmore cloying · most cloying