clingy
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clingy
- /ˈklɪŋi/
Rhymes with -ɪŋi
adjective clingier · clingiest
- Having a tendency to cling. a clingy minidress
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Attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.
Near-synonym: needy
Similar: needy, overattached
Similar: clinging, close-fitting
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adjective
Similar: clinging, close-fitting
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adj having a tendency to cling
| Français | collant |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | anhänglich, anhaftend |
| Русский | ли́пкий lípkij, це́пкий cépkij |
adj possessive over another person
| Español | encimoso, lapa, faldero, dipe |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 纏人的 /缠人的 chánrén de |
| Français | collant |
| Deutsch | anhänglich, klammernd, possessiv |
| Русский | назо́йливый nazójlivyj, навя́зчивый navjázčivyj, привя́зчивый privjázčivyj |
Talk about this word "clingy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clingy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. clingy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clingy "clingy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clingy.Cite this
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title = {clingy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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