Synonyms

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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Example Sentences

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Allen said he still wanted to keep getting to know me, and I clung to that hope.

From Los Angeles Times

Defender Dan Burn called it "10 minutes of madness" and, while Howe clung to "positive signs", this was another painful defeat.

From BBC

The 18-year-old clung to the arm of a relative as she waited for the body of her brother, "who meant everything to me."

From Barron's

The spotted bug has clung on to its cachet.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From Salon

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