clinging

adjectivenounverbattested in dialogue

//ˈklɪŋɪŋ//

Clingy.

adjective

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Clingy.
Yes, very clinging; my cousin has a delightful figure, and can stand it.
He became more clinging, more mischievous and more difficult.
It is a greyish white, high melting metal, very clinging, not very ductile and with difficulty malleable.

noun

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The act of one who clings.
The mind […] ascribes characters to things. It can become attached in the process, the attachment taking such forms as erroneous thoughts and clingings, and the Buddha-nature thereby becomes defiled in the way that the sun may be obscured by clouds or a mirror by dust.

verb

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Also a form of clingpresent participle and gerund of cling

Forms

plural: clingings

climb · To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or…climbing · The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another…cling · Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the…

clinging · Clingy.

clinic · A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for…clinical · Dealing with the practical management of patients, in…clink · The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.

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