まとわりつく
纏わり付く
matowaritsuku

Godan Verb (ku)

1. to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to)

Intransitive
Usually Written in Kana
そのねこ彼女かのじょ着物きものにまつわりついた。
sono nekowa kanojono kimononi matsuwaritsuita.
The cat clung to her dress.
Godan Verb (ku)

2. to follow around; to hang around

Intransitive
Usually Written in Kana
たこともないようなかずあぶ、私わたくしにまとわりついてきたのです。
mita kotomo nai yōna kazuno abuga watashini matowaritsuite kita nodesu
More horseflies than I'd ever seen came and flew around me.
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