clingy

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cling

(klĭng)

intr.v. clung (klŭng), cling·ing, clings

1. To hold fast or adhere to something, as by grasping, sticking, embracing, or entwining: clung to the rope to keep from falling; fabrics that cling to the body.

2. To remain close; resist separation: We clung together in the storm.

3. To remain emotionally attached; hold on: clinging to outdated customs.

A clingstone fruit.

[Middle English clingen, from Old English clingan.]

cling′er n.

cling′y adj.

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cling•y

(ˈklɪŋ i)

adj. cling•i•er, cling•i•est.

apt to cling; adhesive or tenacious: a clingy fabric.

[1700–10]

cling′i•ness, n.

Translations

anhänglich

collant collante

ragadóstapadós

affezionato

clingy

[ˈklɪŋɪ] ADJ

1. [person] → pegajoso

2. [clothes] → ceñido

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

clingy

[ˈklɪŋi] adj

(= clinging) [child] → dépendant(e); [adult] → collant(e)

[clothes] → moulant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

clingy

adj (+er) person → anhänglich; thing → haftend

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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