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Clangy vs Clingy - What's the difference?

clangy | clingy |

As adjectives the difference between clangy and clingy

is that clangy is having a clanging sound while clingy is having a tendency to cling.

clangy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having a clanging sound.
  • * 1940 , Mordecai Gorelik, New theatres for old?
    • And so is the music that sounds so squeaky and clangy to Western ears.

    Derived terms

    * clangily

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    clingy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having a tendency to cling.
    • a clingy minidress
  • (informal, usually, derogatory) Pathetically possessive of someone, usually a significant other.
    • a clingy ex-girlfriend who won't stop calling

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