cling
Refuse to release
Cling means to hold on tightly, resisting separation.
A child clings to a parent's leg.
Wet clothes cling to the body.
The verb extends to emotional attachment: She clings to the hope that he'll return.
Someone clingy is excessively dependent or needy.
Cling wrap adheres to surfaces.
The smell of smoke clung to his jacket for days.
Wanting in essentials
- dependentRequiring outside support
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- desperateDriven by urgent need
- possessiveOverly attached, often toxically
insecure · separation anxiety · codependent · smother · suffocate · devoted · obsessive · yearning
Pull to extend
- bodyconTight garment showcasing silhouette
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- form-fittingClosely following body contours
- lycraElastic synthetic fiber
spandex · sheer · silk · jersey · satin · dress · drape · contour
stick
Thin piece of wood
hold · clutch · grasp · fasten · bond · wrap · plastic wrap · static · velcro · suction
needy
Wanting in essentials
- dependentRequiring outside support
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- desperateDriven by urgent need
possessive · insecure · separation anxiety · codependent · smother · suffocate · devoted · obsessive · yearning · anxious
stretch
Pull to extend
- bodyconTight garment showcasing silhouette
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- form-fittingClosely following body contours
lycra · spandex · sheer · silk · jersey · satin · dress · drape · contour · hug
hang on
Wait or persist
- persevereContinue despite obstacles
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- desperateDriven by urgent need
fingertips · ledge · rope · cliff · branch · raft · wreckage · driftwood · life · hope
stubborn
Refusing to change course
- lingerStay beyond necessity
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- residualWhat remains afterward
remain · refuse · let go · memory · habit · tradition · belief · past · nostalgia · outdated
- holding firmhold, hold fast, hold firm, hold on, hold onto
- static electricityelectric charge, static buildup, electrostatic, triboelectric, triboelectric effect
- irregular verbsbegin, began, begun, break, broke
- enclosingenvelop, surround, wrap, encircle, encase
- hugshug, hugging, embrace, bear hug, group hug
- seizinggrab, seize, grasp, clutch, snatch
- cling toHold fast to
- clinging toGripping without releasing
- cling wrapAdhesive food covering
- static clingCharge-caused fabric attraction
- clinging onGrasping something tightly, persistently
- cling onGrip something tenaciously
clinging, clings, clingy, clinger, clingers, cling to, clingiest, clingwrap, clingstone