as in adhesive
tending to adhere to objects upon contact
it took forever to clean up the clingy Styrofoam pellets that had been used as packing material for the lamp
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Dressed by her regular collaborator Azzedine Alaïa in a series of clingy, hooded ensembles, the legendary model-musician looked unlike any Bond girl that came before her, but spoke to the spirit of her era perhaps better than any other had.
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EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The film offers glimpses of some old Mickeys – Nos. 12 through 16 die in vaccine trials during a zippy montage ― while others are mentioned in passing: No. 6 is the annoying and clingy one.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Kids between 2 and 3 may become clingy and whiny, and some can even regress.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 27 Feb. 2025
Some signs a dog is grieving a furry friend include lack of appetite, lethargic behavior, searching for a companion dog, becoming clingy to the owner or withdrawing from people and other pets.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
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EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The film offers glimpses of some old Mickeys – Nos. 12 through 16 die in vaccine trials during a zippy montage ― while others are mentioned in passing: No. 6 is the annoying and clingy one.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Kids between 2 and 3 may become clingy and whiny, and some can even regress.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 27 Feb. 2025
Some signs a dog is grieving a furry friend include lack of appetite, lethargic behavior, searching for a companion dog, becoming clingy to the owner or withdrawing from people and other pets.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clingy
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“Clingy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clingy. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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