Word: clingingness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Swift has at last apologized for her behavior after clinging for a week to a firm and defiant response that she had done nothing wrong. But that apology was not only late in coming but also very short on substance. In a State House press conference, she said, "I believe...
It's not like the Cuban-American anti-Castro lobby to spoon-feed the aging strongman a propaganda victory, but then things haven't been going their way for some time now. The anti-Castro camp is fighting to keep Elian Gonzalez, who turned six Monday, from being reunited with...
Trouble is, the voice is still the same scratchy, little-girl voice as before, and the tunes, while catchy, are still the same teenage-targeted, forgettable tunes as before. Heck, the girl won't even use her full name, still clinging on to the Mel C moniker (it's Melanie...
The loser of this game will suffer a significant blow to its Ivy League title hopes. With both teams clinging to a last shred of hope for an Ivy crown, this game figures to be an intense match-up.
Far from being aberrant, clinging to parents is instinctual, adaptive behavior. "Human children are very fragile and vulnerable compared with animals that can move independently from their parents at birth. They really depend for survival on their parents or some other connected adult," says Ucci.