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Cloy
UK
/klɔɪ/
US
/kloɪ/
Translation of "cloy" into Russian
cloy
Verb
UK
/klɔɪ/
US
/kloɪ/
cloy
cloys
cloyed Past Simple / Past Participle
cloying Gerund
приторно надоедать
The constant praise began to cloy after a while.
Постоянная похвала начала приторно надоедать через некоторое время.
Definitions
cloy
Noun
UK
/klɔɪ/
US
/kloɪ/
A metal spike or wedge driven into the touch-hole of a cannon to render it temporarily unusable.
Before retreating, the gunners hammered a cloy into each cannon.
cloy
Verb
UK
/klɔɪ/
US
/kloɪ/
To cause someone to feel disgust or aversion due to an excess of something initially pleasant, especially sweetness or sentimentality.
The overly sweet dessert began to cloy after just a few bites.
To become distasteful, tiresome, or uninteresting through overabundance or excess.
The novelty of the theme park began to cloy after a few visits.
(Archaic) To satiate or fill to the point of disgust; to glut.
He was cloyed with luxuries he once thought he desired.
Idioms and phrases
cloy (someone's) appetite
The dessert cloyed their appetite quickly.
пресыщать (чей-то) аппетит
Десерт быстро пресытил их аппетит.
cloy (someone's) senses
The overly sweet fragrance cloyed her senses.
пресыщать (чьи-то) чувства
Чересчур сладкий аромат пресытил её чувства.
cloy (someone's) palate
The excessive sugar cloyed his palate.
пресыщать (чьё-то) нёбо
Избыток сахара пресытил его нёбо.
cloy the taste
The abundance of honey cloyed the taste of the cake.
пресыщать вкус
Обилие мёда пресытило вкус торта.
cloy (someone's) enjoyment
The repetitive jokes eventually cloyed their enjoyment.
пресыщать (чьё-то) удовольствие
Повторяющиеся шутки в конечном итоге пресытили их удовольствие.