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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Recent Examples of clingy
Kids between 2 and 3 may become clingy and whiny, and some can even regress.
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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
In another instance, a man decided to share footage showing how his clingy Boston terrier terrorizes him for much of the night.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Insecure attachments generally include anxiety in the form of clingy behavior, fear in the form of avoidant behavior, and/or dismissive attitudes in the form of a lack of empathy.
—Eric Wood, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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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
In another instance, a man decided to share footage showing how his clingy Boston terrier terrorizes him for much of the night.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Insecure attachments generally include anxiety in the form of clingy behavior, fear in the form of avoidant behavior, and/or dismissive attitudes in the form of a lack of empathy.
—Eric Wood, Forbes, 24 Feb. 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 20 Apr. 2025.
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