clinging
US /ˈklɪŋ.ɪŋ/
UK /ˈklɪŋ.ɪŋ/
1.
しがみつく, まとわりつく
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.
濡れた服が彼女の肌にまとわりついていた。
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He had a clinging wife who never let him out of her sight.
彼には決して目を離さないしがみつく妻がいた。
1.
しがみつくこと, 固執
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.
子供が母親にしがみつくのは、彼の恐怖の表れだった。
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Her clinging to old traditions prevented her from embracing new ideas.
彼女が古い伝統に固執することが、新しい考えを受け入れるのを妨げた。