tasting or smelling too sweet and therefore unpleasant

This is a wonderful wine - honeyed and rich without being remotely cloying. 这酒真棒——甘甜醇香，一点都不腻。

The room was filled with the cloying scent of lilies.

expressing feelings of love or kindness in a way that is annoying because it does not seem real

She criticized the cloying sentimentality of the film. 她批评这部电影太过多愁善感，令人腻烦。

The story is heartwarming but never cloying.