clinging
US /ˈklɪŋ.ɪŋ/
UK /ˈklɪŋ.ɪŋ/
1.
ملتصق, متعلق
sticking to something or someone, often in a way that is annoying or restrictive
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The wet clothes were clinging to her skin.
كانت الملابس المبللة ملتصقة بجلدها.
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He had a clinging wife who never let him out of her sight.
كانت لديه زوجة متعلقة به لا تدعه يغيب عن ناظريها أبداً.
1.
التشبث, التمسك
the action of holding on tightly to something or someone
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The child's clinging to his mother was a sign of his fear.
تشبث الطفل بأمه كان علامة على خوفه.
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Her clinging to old traditions prevented her from embracing new ideas.
تمسكها بالتقاليد القديمة منعها من تبني أفكار جديدة.