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[kling] Pronunciation Key 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.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME clingen, OE clingan to stick together, shrink, wither; akin to clench

]

—Related forms

clinger, noun

cling·ing·ly, adverb

cling·ing·ness, noun

—Synonyms 2. clutch, grab, hug.

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[kling] Pronunciation Key

–noun

a clingstone.

[Origin: 1835–45; by shortening from clingstone, or special use of cling¹ (n.)

]

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cling (klĭng) Pronunciation Key
intr.v. clung (klŭng), cling·ing, clings

To hold fast or adhere to something, as by grasping, sticking, embracing, or entwining: clung to the rope to keep from falling; fabrics that cling to the body.
To remain close; resist separation: We clung together in the storm.
To remain emotionally attached; hold on: clinging to outdated customs.

n. Botany
A clingstone.

[Middle English clingen, from Old English clingan.]

cling'er n., cling'y adj.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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O.E. clingan "hold fast, congeal, shrivel," shifting 13c. to "adhere, stick together," from P.Gmc. *klingg-.

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cling
noun
1.	fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
verb
1.	come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
2.	to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "He clings to the idea that she might still love him."
3.	hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"

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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.

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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.

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Cling

Cling\, n. Adherence; attachment; devotion. [R.]