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[kling] 
verb, clung, cling⋅ing, noun –verb (used without object)
| 1. | to adhere closely; stick to: The wet paper clings to the glass. |
| 2. | to hold tight, as by grasping or embracing; cleave: The children clung to each other in the dark. |
| 3. | to be or remain close: The child clung to her mother's side. |
| 4. | to remain attached, as to an idea, hope, memory, etc.: Despite the predictions, the candidate clung to the belief that he would be elected. |
| 5. | to cohere. |
–noun
| 6. | the act of clinging; adherence; attachment. |
Related forms:
clinger, noun
cling⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
cling⋅ing⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
2. clutch, grab, hug.
2. clutch, grab, hug.
cling
2 [kling] –noun
| a clingstone. |
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| cling (klĭng) intr.v. clung (klŭng), cling·ing, clings
A clingstone. [Middle English clingen, from Old English clingan.] cling'er n., cling'y adj. |
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Cling
Cling\ (kl[i^]ng), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Clung (kl[u^]ng), Clong (kl[o^]ng), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Clinging.] [AS. clingan to adhere, to wither; akin to Dan. klynge to cluster, crowd. Cf. Clump.] To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; -- usually followed by to or together. And what hath life for thee That thou shouldst cling to it thus? --Mrs. Hemans.Cling
Cling\, v. t. 1. To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing. [Obs.] I clung legs as close to his side as I could. --Swift. 2. To make to dry up or wither. [Obs.] If thou speak'st false, Upon the next tree shalt thou hang alive, Till famine cling thee. --Shak.Cling
Cling\, n. Adherence; attachment; devotion. [R.] A more tenacious cling to worldly respects. --Milton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : cling
Spanish:
engancharse, adherirse,
German:
haften, festhalten,
Japanese:
くっついて離れない
cling
O.E. clingan "hold fast, congeal, shrivel," shifting 13c. to "adhere, stick together," from P.Gmc. *klingg-.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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