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cling
1[kling]
cling
2[kling]
verb (used without object)
to adhere closely; stick to.
The wet paper clings to the glass.
to hold tight, as by grasping or embracing; cleave.
The children clung to each other in the dark.
to be or remain close.
The child clung to her mother's side.
to remain attached, as to an idea, hope, memory, etc..
Despite the predictions, the candidate clung to the belief that he would be elected.
to cohere.
noun
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
cling
/ klɪŋ /
verb
(often foll by to) to hold fast or adhere closely (to something), as by gripping or sticking
(foll by together) to remain in contact (with each other)
to be or remain physically or emotionally close
to cling to outmoded beliefs
noun
agriculture the tendency of cotton fibres in a sample to stick to each other
obsolete, agriculture diarrhoea or scouring in animals
short for clingstone
Other Word Forms
- clinger noun
- clingingly adverb
- clingingness noun
- unclinging adjective
- clingy adjective
- clinginess noun
- clinging adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cling1
Example Sentences
While consumers cling to their kitchens, many restaurants are struggling.
On the first day of our trip in Ho Chi Minh City, Jeff and I clung to each other and stepped into the river of nonstop traffic that is a Saigon intersection.
"When my friends and I got closer, it turned out to be a woman clinging to two planks," an animated Azham said, recalling the Saturday rescue.
Pitt said it sometimes seems state officials are clinging to old concepts in that pact or other provisions of the law to prove they are right.
Without the suit, bits of dust containing radioactive isotopes could cling to clothes and hair, and might be inhaled or swallowed.
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