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. 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 5 Apr. 2025.

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