clingingly

ˈklɪŋɪŋli

Definition

Definition of clingingly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

attachment

Rare

in a clinging manner, tenaciously or possessively

Rare

She held onto his arm clingingly.

adhesively

possessively

tenaciously

dependently

Rare

in a way that shows emotional dependence

Rare

She held his hand clingingly, not wanting to let go.

dependently

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Origin of clingingly

Old English, clingan (to adhere) + -ly (suffix)

Examples of clingingly in a sentence

He followed her clingingly, not wanting to be left alone.
The child clung clingingly to her mother.
He spoke clingingly, afraid of being left alone.

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French:tenacement, de manière dépendante, ...
German:klammernd, ...
Italian:tenacemente, in modo dipendente, ...
Spanish:tenazmente, aferradamente, ...
Portuguese:tenazmente, dependentemente, ...
Chinese:紧紧地, 依赖地, ...
Japanese:しがみつくように, 依存するように, ...
Arabic:بِتَشَبُّث, بتعلق, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה נִצְמֶדֶת, בְּאֹפֶן תָּלוּתִי, ...
Russian:цепко, цепляясь, ...
Ukrainian:чіпляючись, прихильно, ...
Hindi:चिपकते हुए, आसक्त होकर, ...
Bengali:দৃঢ়ভাবে, নির্ভরশীলভাবে, ...
Catalan:tenaçment, dependenment, ...
Czech:přilnavě, závisle, ...
Danish:klæbende, afhængigt, ...
Dutch:klemmend, afhankelijk, ...
Greek:προσκολλημένα, εξαρτημένα, ...
Hungarian:csüngve, érzelmileg függően, ...
Khmer:ដោយប្រកៀកប្រកិត, ដោយប្រកាន់ខ្ជាប់ដោយអារម្មណ៍ពឹងផ្អែក, ...
Korean:집요하게, 의존적으로, ...
Persian:چسبیده, وابسته, ...
Polish:kurczowo, ...
Portuguese (BR):tenazmente, dependentemente, ...
Romanian:cu insistență, dependent, ...
Swedish:klängigt, beroende, ...
Thai:อย่างเหนียวแน่น, อย่างพึ่งพา, ...
Turkish:sıkıca, bağımlı bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:một cách bám víu, một cách phụ thuộc, ...

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Definition of clingingly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

Origin of clingingly

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