clung

American

[kluhng] / klʌŋ /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of cling.

clung British

/ klʌŋ /

verb

the past tense and past participle of cling

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Excellent writers all, but as unlike Tolkien as it is possible to be and mostly opposed to the archaic model of English literary studies he clung to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

He saw both right-handers shape to reverse sweep, gambled and clung on at close range.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Those are the values Americans clung to when 9/11 sent us reeling.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

Ryder clung onto Nathaniel as waves repeatedly crashed over them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

We cried then, and clung to one another in the dark of the garden.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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