clingingly
In clutching manner
Clingingly describes doing something in a clinging manner—holding on tightly, refusing to let go, or showing excessive emotional attachment.
The word is rare, typically replaced by phrases like "in a clinging way": She held clingingly to his arm, The child followed clingingly behind his mother.
With stubborn persistence
- tightlyIn a constricting manner
- firmlyWith steadfast resolve
- grippinglyIn an engrossing manner
- adhesivelyIn a clinging manner
stickily · securely · grasping · clutching · gripping · holding · fastening · wrapping
With inflexible determination
- obstinatelyIn an unyielding manner
- tenaciouslyWith stubborn persistence
- doggedlyWith obstinate persistence
- relentlesslyWithout stopping or weakening
unwaveringly · resolutely · determinedly · steadfastly · unyieldingly · insistently · unrelentingly · persistently
In wanting manner
- desperatelyWith urgent intensity
- dependentlyWhile relying on another
- insecurelyWithout firmness or stability
- possessivelyWith ownership attachment
anxiously · jealously · obsessively · demandingly · pleadingly · yearningly · longingly · hungrily
With deep affection
- devotedlyWith steadfast commitment
- adoringlyWith great affection
- tenderlyWith gentle care
- fondlyWith deep affection
warmly · dotingly · caringly · intimately · closely · faithfully · loyally · endearingly
tenaciously
With stubborn persistence
- tightlyIn a constricting manner
- firmlyWith steadfast resolve
- grippinglyIn an engrossing manner
adhesively · stickily · securely · grasping · clutching · gripping · holding · fastening · wrapping · embracing
stubbornly
With inflexible determination
- obstinatelyIn an unyielding manner
- tenaciouslyWith stubborn persistence
- doggedlyWith obstinate persistence
relentlessly · unwaveringly · resolutely · determinedly · steadfastly · unyieldingly · insistently · unrelentingly · persistently · unflaggingly
needily
In wanting manner
- desperatelyWith urgent intensity
- dependentlyWhile relying on another
- insecurelyWithout firmness or stability
possessively · anxiously · jealously · obsessively · demandingly · pleadingly · yearningly · longingly · hungrily · achingly
lovingly
With deep affection
fondly · warmly · dotingly · caringly · intimately · closely · faithfully · loyally · endearingly · protectively
clinginglyindependently
Without outside assistance
self-sufficiently · autonomously · detachedly · distantly · aloofly
- clinging toGripping without releasing
- clinging onGrasping something tightly, persistently
- clinging vineOverly dependent person