godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
cling to; hang onto
Physically holding onto something or someone tightly, often out of desperation or for support.
子どもは母親の腕にすがって離れなかった。
The child clung to his mother's arm and wouldn't let go.
He almost fell off the cliff and clung to the rope.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Emotionally or practically leaning on someone or something for support, often with a sense of desperation or helplessness.
彼は困ったとき、いつも友人にすがる。
When he's in trouble, he always relies on his friends.
彼女はわらにもすがる思いで、その情報を信じた。
She was so desperate that she clung to that information like a drowning person to a straw.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Pleading with someone emotionally, often with a sense of desperation or clinging to them for help.
彼は助けてほしいと、泣きながらすがった。
He implored her, crying, to help him.
母親は医者にすがるようにして、子どもの命を救ってくださいと頼んだ。
The mother entreated the doctor, clinging to him, to save her child's life.