present participle of cling to the skirts of

To depend upon and be unwilling to relinquish. / To be closely associated with or proximate to.

(figuratively) A woman who is clingy and dependent.

plural of cling film

plural of clinging vine

A clingstone peach.

Having a tendency to cling. / (informal, usually derogatory) Pathetically attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.

A small marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae which has a sucking disc on its underside that it uses to cling to rocks and seaweed.

plural of clingfish

One who clings. / (informal) An emotionally clingy person.