Sekirov Dictionary

cling

/ˈklɪŋ/

verb 7
noun 3
exclamation 1
forms 9
phrases 2

verb7

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To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
- Seaweed clung to the anchor.
To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.
•
To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.
- I[…] clung my legs as close to his sides as I could. — 1732
(figurative) To be fond of, to feel strongly about and dependent on.
•
To produce a high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell.
- The tiny chimes clinged the hours and quarters against his right and Kate's left ear. They counted nine and three-quarters. — 1913
•
To cause to dry up or wither.
- If thou speak'st false, / Upon the next tree shalt thou hang alive, / Till famine cling thee. — 1606
•
To dry up or wither.
- Wood clings.

noun3

Adherence; attachment; devotion.
Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
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An ornament that clings to a window so as to be seen from outside.
- You can make window clings by using thin transparency sheets, school glue, food coloring, and templates. — 2004

exclamation1

Imitative of a high-pitched ringing sound.

forms

clinged · clinged · clong · clung · clungest · clinging · clingeth · clings · clingest

Phrases with cling

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