CLING
\klˈɪŋ], \klˈɪŋ], \k_l_ˈɪ_ŋ]\
Definitions of CLING
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"
By Princeton University
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hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.
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To make to dry up or wither.
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Adherence; attachment; devotion.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.
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To make to dry up or wither.
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Adherence; attachment; devotion.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To adhere or stick close by winding round: to adhere in interest or affection:-pa.t. and pa.p. clung.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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