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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Mama threw her arms around her and they clung together.

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

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Tansy tried to put Little Britches down, but she clung like a leech.

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For the moment, she seemed genuinely keen to evade the Ravens, guiding him along little twisting deer-paths that clung to the best cover.

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I left the basket at the foot of the staircase that clung to the side of the building.

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