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Clinging vs Glutinous - What's the difference?

clinging | glutinous |

As a verb clinging

is .

As a noun clinging

is the act of one who clings.

As an adjective glutinous is

glue-like, sticky, viscid.

clinging

English

(wikipedia clinging)

Verb

(head)

    • Synonyms

    * (noun) * (adjective)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who clings.
  • * 2013 , Lawrence C. Becker, ?Charlotte B. Becker, Encyclopedia of Ethics (page 217)
    • The mind ascribes characters to things. It can become attached in the process, the attachment taking such forms as erroneous thoughts and clingings , and the Buddha-nature thereby becomes defiled in the way that the sun may be obscured by clouds or a mirror by dust.

    glutinous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • glue-like, sticky, viscid.
  • Of the nature of gluten.
  • Containing gluten.

    • References

    * * The Chambers Dictionary (1993) * Webster's Third New International Dictionary Unabridged (1961)