clinging

adj, noun — 2 senses

clinging

adj

/ˈklɪŋɪŋ/

1

Clingy.

Yes, very clinging; my cousin has a delightful figure, and can stand it.1894, Ludovic Halévy, Parisian Points of View, page 182:
He became more clinging, more mischievous and more difficult.2008, John Bowlby, Attachment:

1 more example

It is a greyish white, high melting metal, very clinging, not very ductile and with difficulty malleable.2016, Ferenc Szabadváry, R. Belcher, L. Gordon, History of Analytical Chemistry, page 15:

Derived terms: clingingly, clingingness, self-clinging, unclinging

clinging

noun

1

The act of one who clings.

The mind […] ascribes characters to things. It can become attached in the process, the attachment taking such forms as erroneous thoughts and clingings, and the Buddha-nature thereby becomes defiled in the way that the sun may be obscured by clouds or a mirror by dust.2013, Lawrence C. Becker, Charlotte B. Becker, Encyclopedia of Ethics, page 217:

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