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Sticking together
“As for the beasts already gone, Koma Nepor had provided some clear flasks filled with a clinging liquid.”
Fitting closely to the lines of the body
“Carol would flaunt her hourglass figure by wearing a clinging dress.”
Tending to keep a firm hold of something
Having or showing a strong wish to protect someone or something
Given to creeping
Demanding someone's total attention and love
Weak and unable to support oneself
The act of someone of something that clings
“Its aims is less about silencing the voice and more about silencing the mind which tends to be filled with worries, desires and clingings.”
Present participle for to adhere or stick firmly or closely to
“In effect, the water molecules cling to the surface of the glass rather than fall back into the bulk of the liquid.”
Present participle for to maintain one's beliefs or opinions
“She continued to cling to her opinion that visible or documentable works were the only criteria by which we should judge superiority.”
Present participle for to be dependent on
Present participle for to last or continue
“The morose mood would continue to cling to him, but it had no influence on his battlefield abilities.”
Present participle for hold close, cling to
Present participle for to fit closely by following the contours of
Present participle for to be dependent or contingent on
Present participle for to come together to form one mass or whole
Present participle for continue, endure
Present participle for to become embroiled or implicated in
Present participle for to become trapped or lodged in
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