CLOY

(verb) cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
"Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite"
synonyms : pall
(verb) supply or feed to surfeit
synonyms : surfeit

Mnemonics for cloy

(Tag: ) relate it to word cloying (too much sweet) cloy=too much
added by jk18 Edit Mnemonic

Was this mnemonic useful ? +3 -3
(Tag: Global) sounds like deploy; when you deploy something in excess amount it would become cloy.
added by onno manush Edit Mnemonic

Was this mnemonic useful ? +1 -0
(Tag: ) dho - cloy (gujrati dish - dhokla) my favourite and i eat so much that i am now sick
added by chandankala Edit Mnemonic

Was this mnemonic useful ? +1 -2

Account Login

Forgot your password ?

New to Mnemonic Dictionary?