Hadar Shemesh breaks down how to pronounce clingy: start with /k/, then /l/, use a short vowel for cle (not clee), raise the back of your tongue for the ng sound, and skip the g release at the end.
How to pronounce clingy. You start with a k sound and then the l. For some people, this might be hard. Try to transition directly from the k to the l and then it's an sound. Cle. Not clee, but cle. And then this is the interesting part, we go for an ng. So so you bring the back of the tongue up to touch the soft palate. Cling. But then there is no g sound. It's not clingy, but clingy. Now if you do pop the G, do not worry about it. It's still great clingy. People will understand you. But if you want to think and practice the nuances, try to pronounce it without the g sound. Clingy. Clingy. Try to write a sentence in the comments with the word clingy. The description is also in there.
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