as in adhesive
tending to adhere to objects upon contact
it took forever to clean up the clingy Styrofoam pellets that had been used as packing material for the lamp
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Recent Examples of clingy
Bernthal plays his formerly estranged brother, Brax, a clingy hitman with a short fuse.
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Mike Miller, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Point out that your neighbor seems to be extra clingy to him right now.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
What a clingy cockapoo does when their owner showers has left internet viewers in stitches.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Elder Price, a seemingly perfect young Mormon man, gets teamed up with the dorky and clingy Elder Cunningham for their mission assignment — an odd couple that proselytizes together.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
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Mike Miller, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Point out that your neighbor seems to be extra clingy to him right now.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
What a clingy cockapoo does when their owner showers has left internet viewers in stitches.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Elder Price, a seemingly perfect young Mormon man, gets teamed up with the dorky and clingy Elder Cunningham for their mission assignment — an odd couple that proselytizes together.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clingy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clingy
Adjective
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Unlike apparel factories, footwear factories may use 200 or more manufacturing processes, from molding to adhesive application and high-temperature assembly, so optimizing those activities to use less energy, and cleaner energy, is important, Polk said.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
4 June 2025
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The affected product, the fresh cut cucumber, was packaged in a clear circular plastic container with a clear lid and white adhesive label, with the code 00262969000006 and dated up to May 24, 2025.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Neanderthals made and used wooden spears, cared for their fellow community members, made sticky tar and other adhesives, and butchered massive elephants, among other feats.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 June 2025
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The unique gel texture sets into a lightweight veil that feels comfortable and stays put, so there’s no pillow staining or sticky residue.—
Marie Lodi,
Allure,
2 June 2025
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“Clingy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clingy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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