Stop clinging to your glory days, or you'll be left behind.
Source: tatoeba (23627)
Clinging
/ˈklɪŋɪŋ/
Synonyms for "clinging" (85 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Noun(7 words)
Strong matches (26)
Related words (42)
Noun(18 words)
hang onhold fast tohold onneedyneedy behaviorpersist inpersistentpossessiverelyrigidstaunchstickstick withstickinessstickytackinesstackytenacious
Related word relations
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More general
15 entriesadhesionattachmentbehaviorbehavioral patternbeliefcognitioncognitive biasdependenceemotional bondpersonality traitphysical propertyprocesssocial phenomenonstickinesssurface interaction
More specific
28 entriesadhere to substrateadhesion strengthadhesive filmattachment stylebelief perseverancecling to a caregivercling to a hypothesiscling to powercling to supportcling to traditionclingy patternconservative stancedependency traitdogmatic beliefemotional attachmentemotional dependency
Showing 16 of 28 words.
Collocations
16 entriescling to beliefscling to surfacesclingerclinginessclinging behaviorclinging ivyclinging memoriesclinging vineclingy personalityemotional attachmentemotional clinginessexcessive clinginesshabitual clingingphysical adhesionreliance onstickiness
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The boy is clinging to his mother.
Source: tatoeba (45392)
That child was clinging to his mother.
Source: tatoeba (47379)
We are still clinging to the dreams of our youth.
Source: tatoeba (248697)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.