cling
verb (used without object)
to adhere closely; stick to.
clingingly
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a word derived from
cling.
Example Sentences
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When Assistant Principal Samuel S. Jaffe of Brooklyn's Public School No. 150 wanted to say singer, hanger, longing, banging, clingingly, his tongue betrayed him.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then her hands tightened yet more clingingly upon his, and nestling closer to him she slumbered again.
From Dorrien of Cranston by Bertram Mitford
To his clingingly audacious supplications in behalf of the crazed Paul, Pierre had heard an imperious voice whisper: "Do equity!"
From Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 by Carson Jay Lee
Then suddenly her voice changed, and with a look of terror she bent over him, almost clingingly.
From Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir by Charles Garvice
The walk had a roof of lattice work supported by wooden pillars; round which, an image of woman's love, the honeysuckle clingingly twined, diffusing sweets.
From A Love Story by A Bushman
