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cling
1[ 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.
Synonyms: , ,
- 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
2[ kling ]
noun
- a clingstone.
cling
/ ɪŋ /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈԲԲ, adverb
- ˈԲ, adjective
- ˈԲԱ, noun
- ˈԲԲ, adjective
- ˈԲ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- Բİ noun
- ԲiԲ· adverb
- ԲiԲ·Ա noun
- ܲ·ԲiԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cling1
Example Sentences
"But we simply cannot cling on to old sentiments when the world is turning this fast."
I was tired of winter desserts, of fudgy cakes and stewed fruits, of warm spices clinging to everything like a wool coat.
Jen, too, struggles to distinguish between clinging to facts and surrendering to feeling.
Zou used such strong force to try to keep her in the bedroom, she says, that she "had to cling on to the door frame with both hands".
The same desperate clinging to a myth of lost greatness, blaming outsiders for their own decline.
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