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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clung

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

Those who wrote to her “often clung to every possible shred of plausible deniability.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Ryder clung onto Nathaniel as waves repeatedly crashed over them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Håkon clung to Anya, his eyes wide and terrified.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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