Illustration: At the entrance of a neighborhood swimming pool, a child clings to their father's waist with both arms locked and both legs wrapped around him. The father stands in ankle-deep water, one hand supporting the child and the other offering a tiny floating toy.

しがみつく

shigamitsuku

to cling to

Example sentences

彼女かのじょは彼かれの腕うでにしがみつきながら歩あるいた。
She hung on to his arm as they walked.
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その男おとこの子こは母親ははおやにしがみついている。
The boy is clinging to his mother.
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過去かこの栄光えいこうにしがみつくのを止とめないと、取とり残のこされていく。
Stop clinging to your glory days, or you’ll be left behind.
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