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cloying

How many syllables in cloying?

  2 syllables

Divide cloying into syllables:   cloy-ing
How to pronounce cloying:   kloi-ing
How to say cloying:

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Synonyms for cloying


1 syllable
  • rich
    2 syllables
    • heavy
    • sticky
    3 syllables
    • buttery
    • sickening
    • sugary
    • over-sweet
    • sickly sweet
    • syrupy
    4 syllables
      5 syllables
        7 syllables
        • overly sentimental
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          What rhymes with cloying

          2 syllables
          • drawing
          • joying
          3 syllables
          4 syllables
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