to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
子供が母親の足に縋り付いた。
The child clung to the mother's leg.
助けを求めて彼に縋り付いている姿が痛々しい。
It's painful to see her clinging to him for help.
藁にも縋り付く思いだった。
I was desperate enough to cling to anything.