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clingy

/ˈklɪŋi/

clingy adjective: having a tendency to cling.

Adjective

clingy (comparative clingier, superlative clingiest)

  1. Having a tendency to cling.
    • a clingy minidress
    • I conceded I might have slightly mollified if it had been Wendy Rieger in that clingy leopard skin blouse she wears on Channel 4.2003, Tony Kornheiser, I'm Back for More Cash (Because You Can't Take Two Hundred Newspapers into the Bathroom), page 255
  2. (derogatory, informal, usually) Attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.
    • Near-synonym: needy
    • a clingy ex-girlfriend who won't stop calling
    Synonyms:
    needy, overattached

clingy meaning in Tamil

clingy in Tamil

ஒட்டிக்கொள்ளுகின்ற, ஒட்டிக்கொள்கின்ற

Synonyms of clingy

Forms of clingy

comparativeclingier
superlativeclingiest

Origin of clingy

From cling + -y.

Words formed from clingy

Words that rhyme with clingy

Questions about clingy

What does clingy mean?
Clingy means having a tendency to cling.
What is clingy in Tamil?
Clingy in Tamil is ஒட்டிக்கொள்ளுகின்ற, ஒட்டிக்கொள்கின்ற. See Clingy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is clingy?
Clingy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce clingy?
Clingy is pronounced /ˈklɪŋi/.

Words near clingy in the dictionary

  1. clingstones
  2. clingwrap
  3. clingwrapped
  4. clingwrapping
  5. clingwraps
  6. clingy
  7. clinia
  8. clinic
  9. clinical
  10. clinical biochemistry
  11. clinical chemistry

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Adapted from Wiktionary: clingy (page history and authors); clingy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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