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cling
(klĭng)intr.v. clung (klŭng), cling·ing, clings
1. 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.
2. To remain close; resist separation: We clung together in the storm.
3. To remain emotionally attached; hold on: clinging to outdated customs.
n.
A clingstone fruit.
[Middle English clingen, from Old English clingan.]
cling′er n.
cling′y adj.
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(klɪŋ)vb (intr) , clings, clinging or clung
1. (often foll by to) to hold fast or adhere closely (to something), as by gripping or sticking
2. (foll by together) to remain in contact (with each other)
3. to be or remain physically or emotionally close: to cling to outmoded beliefs.
n
4. (Agriculture) agriculture chiefly US the tendency of cotton fibres in a sample to stick to each other
5. (Veterinary Science) agriculture obsolete diarrhoea or scouring in animals
6. (Botany) short for clingstone
[Old English clingan; related to clench]
ˈclinging adj
ˈclinger n
ˈclingingly adv
ˈclingy adj
ˈclinginess, ˈclingingness n
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(klɪŋ)v. clung, cling•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to adhere closely; stick to: Wet paper clings to glass.
2. to hold tight, as by grasping or embracing; cleave: The child clung to her mother.
3. to remain attached, as to an idea, hope, memory, etc.
4. to cohere.
n. 5. the act of clinging; adherence.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English clingan to stick together, shrink, wither; akin to clench]
cling′er, n.
cling′ing•ly, adv.
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Past participle: clung
Gerund: clinging
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Noun | 1. | cling - fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh |
Verb | 1. | cling - 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" adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" mold - fit tightly, follow the contours of; "The dress molds her beautiful figure" conglutinate - stick together; "the edges of the wound conglutinated" agglutinate - clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc. bind, bond, hold fast, stick to, stick, adhere - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" stick - fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall" |
2. | cling - to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "He clings to the idea that she might still love him." | |
3. | cling - 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
verb
cling to something adhere to, maintain, stand by, cherish, abide by, be true to, be loyal to, be faithful to, cleave to They still cling to their beliefs.
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Translations
تمسكيَتَمَسَّك، يَعْلَق، يَلْتَصِق
lepit selnout
hænge fast iholde sig tilklæbe sig tilklamre sig tilklynge sig til
liibuma
halda sér í/í námunda viî
kabintisšlietis
pieglaustiespieķertiespiekļautiespielipt
okleniti seoprijeti se
cling
[klɪŋ] (clung (pt, pp)) VI1. (= hold on) (to person) → pegarse (to a) (affectionately) → agarrarse, aferrarse (to a) (to rope) → agarrarse (to a, de) (to belief, opinion) → aferrarse, seguir fiel (to a) they clung to one another → no se desprendían de su abrazo
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[ˈklɪŋ] [clung] [ˈklʌŋ] (pt, pp) viCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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1 pret, ptp <clung>vi (= hold on tightly) → sich festklammern (→ to an +dat), → sich klammern (→ to an +acc); (to opinion also) → festhalten (→ to an +dat); (= remain close) → sich halten (→ to an +acc); (clothes, fabric) → sich anschmiegen (→ to +dat); (smell) → haften (→ to an +dat), → sich setzen (→ to in +acc); cling on tight! → halt dich gut fest!; to cling together → sich aneinanderklammern; (lovers) → sich umschlingen, sich umschlungen halten; in spite of all the difficulties they’ve clung together → trotz aller Schwierigkeiten haben sie zusammengehalten; she clung around her father’s neck → sie hing ihrem Vater am Hals; the boat clung to the shoreline → das Schiff hielt sich dicht an die Küste; women who cling → Frauen, die sich an einen klammern
cling
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[klɪŋ] vi (clung (pt, pp))a. to cling to (support, also) (fig) → aggrapparsi a
to cling to one another → stringersi l'uno/a all'altro/a
to cling to one another → stringersi l'uno/a all'altro/a
b. to cling (to) (subj, clothes) → aderire strettamente (a); (smell) → impregnare
the smell clung to her clothes → l'odore aveva impregnato i suoi abiti
the smell clung to her clothes → l'odore aveva impregnato i suoi abiti
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cling
(kliŋ) – past tense past participle clung (klaŋ) – verb (usually with to) to stick (to); to grip tightly. The mud clung to her shoes; She clung to her husband as he said goodbye; He clings to an impossible hope; The boat clung to (= stayed close to) the coastline.
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