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To remain emotionally attached; hold on: clinging to outdated customs.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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