clinging
US /ˈklɪŋ.ɪŋ/
UK /ˈklɪŋ.ɪŋ/
1.
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.
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He had a clinging wife who never let him out of her sight.
1.
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.
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Her clinging to old traditions prevented her from embracing new ideas.