しがみつく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to cling
Moreover, because it occasionally sways significantly, they are desperately clinging on.
Pitch accent
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Composed of
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
Examples (9 in total)
In a panic, I cling to whatever is in front of me.
The boy is clinging to his mother.
The little girl clung to her father's arm.
There's a big bug clinging to the back of his neck.
How long are you going to cling to past glory?
They stick to old customs in everything.
Mary smiled as she clung to Tom's arm.
Moreover, because it occasionally sways significantly, they are desperately clinging on.
The man held on to his job stubbornly and would not retire.