clung
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verb
simple past tense and past participle of cling.
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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:
before 900; Middle English clingen, Old English clingan to stick together, shrink, wither; akin to clench
before 900; Middle English clingen, Old English clingan to stick together, shrink, wither; akin to clench
Related forms
cling·er, noun
cling·ing·ly, adverb
cling·ing·ness, noun
un·cling·ing, adjective
Synonyms
2. clutch, grab, hug.
2. clutch, grab, hug.
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cling (klɪŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , clings, clinging, clung | |
| 1. | ( |
| 2. | ( |
| 3. | to be or remain physically or emotionally close: to cling to outmoded beliefs |
| —n | |
| 4. | chiefly (US) agriculture the tendency of cotton fibres in a sample to stick to each other |
| 5. | obsolete agriculture diarrhoea or scouring in animals |
| 6. | short for clingstone |
| [Old English clingan; related to | |
| 'clinging | |
| —adj | |
| 'clinger | |
| —n | |
| 'clingingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'clingy | |
| —adj | |
| 'clinginess | |
| —n | |
| 'clingingness | |
| —n | |
| clung (klʌŋ) | |
| —vb | |
| the past tense and past participle of cling | |
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Word Origin & History
cling
O.E. clingan "hold fast, congeal, shrivel," shifting 13c. to "adhere, stick together," from P.Gmc. *klingg-.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
These former monopolies have clung on to a large proportion of the fixed lines that they ran under state control.
Remote regions clung to traditional building forms, long after newer designs were commonly embraced.
At times waves came over the flight deck, and crews clung desperately to their planes to keep them from going into the sea.
Subdued vendors clung to their postcards and tiny pyramid sculptures.
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