Cloy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

supply or feed to surfeit

cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɾɪlˌɔɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪfjˈuːzɪdli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪfjˈuːzɪdli/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːɾɪlˌɔɪd/.

Examples

Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

surfeit pall

Parts of Speech

verb	supply or feed to surfeit
verb	cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing “Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite”

Word Forms

surfeit

noun

eating until excessively full

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

süßlich

Versorgung oder Futter zur Übersättigung

🇫🇷French

perdre son charme

fournir ou nourrir pour faire saillie

🇪🇸Spanish

empalagar

suministrar o alimentar hasta el exceso

🇮🇹Italian

stucchevole

fornire o nutrire a sazietà

🇳🇱Dutch

overladen

aanbod of voer tot overdaad

🇵🇹Portuguese

enjoativo

fornecer ou alimentar até o excesso

🇷🇺Russian

приторный

снабжать или кормить до избытка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऊबाना

सर्फ़िट को आपूर्ति या फ़ीड

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্লয়

সরবরাহ বা surfeit ফিড

🇮🇳Tamil

களிமண்

சப்ளை அல்லது ஃபீட் சர்ஃபிட்

🇮🇳Telugu

మట్టి

సర్ఫీట్‌కు సరఫరా లేదా ఫీడ్

🇮🇳Marathi

माती

surfeit ला पुरवठा किंवा खाद्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

માટી

surfeit માટે સપ્લાય અથવા ફીડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಲೋಯ್

ಸರ್ಫಿಟ್‌ಗೆ ಸರಬರಾಜು ಅಥವಾ ಆಹಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കളിമണ്ണ്

സർഫിറ്റിലേക്ക് വിതരണം ചെയ്യുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഭക്ഷണം നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲੀ

ਸਰਫੇਟ ਨੂੰ ਸਪਲਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਫੀਡ

🇵🇰Urdu

مٹی

سرفیٹ کو فراہم کرنا یا کھانا کھلانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

克洛伊

供应或饲料过剩

🇯🇵Japanese

クロイ

満腹に供給または供給する

🇰🇷Korean

잔뜩 먹이다

과잉 공급 또는 공급

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đất sét

cung cấp hoặc cung cấp thức ăn cho người thừa

🇹🇭Thai

ป้อยอ

อุปทานหรืออาหารที่จะท่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

membosankan

pasokan atau pakan ke surfeit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أتخم

العرض أو التغذية للتخمة

🇮🇷Persian

کلوچه

عرضه یا تغذیه به سورفیت

🇹🇷Turkish

sıkıcı

doymak için tedarik veya besleme

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