clinging

cling  (klng)

intr.v. clung (klng), cling·ing, clings

1. To hold fast or adhere to something, as by grasping, sticking, embracing, or entwining: clung to the rope to keep from falling; fabrics that cling to the body.

2. To remain close; resist separation: We clung together in the storm.

3. To remain emotionally attached; hold on: clinging to outdated customs.

n. Botany

A clingstone.

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[Middle English clingen, from Old English clingan.]

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clinger n.

clingy adj.

Translations

clinging [ˈklɪŋɪŋ] ADJ

1. (pej) (= overdependent) [person] → pegajoso
clinging vine (US) (fig) → lapa mf

2. [dress] → ceñido

3. [odour] → tenaz

clinging [ˈklɪŋɪŋ] adj

[clothes] → moulant(e)

(= clingy) [person] → collant(e)

clinging

adj garment → sich anschmiegend; smell → lange haftend, hartnäckig; she’s the clinging sort → sie ist wie eine Klette (inf)