were cloying
- past progressive of cloy.
Example Sentences
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Still the breeze delayed, and the fragrant odors of the woods were cloying.
From 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands by Taylor, H. Weston
The smells of the spices were cloying, dizzying.
From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Shea, Robert
