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cling
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kl??/
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Middle English clingen, from Old English clingan (“to adhere”), from Proto-Germanic *klingan?. Cognate with Danish klynge (“to cluster, to crowd”). Compare clump.
Noun
cling (plural clings)
- Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
- adherence; attachment; devotion
Verb
cling (third-person singular simple present clings, present participle clinging, simple past and past participle clung)
- To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
- Seaweed clung to the anchor.
- 2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)[1]
- Cartoonish, wide-eyed infants cling to their mothers or play together low to the ground.
- To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.
- (transitive) To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.
- 1732, Jonathan Swift, An Examination of Certain Abuses in the City of Dublin
- I […] clung my legs as close to his sides as I could.
- 1732, Jonathan Swift, An Examination of Certain Abuses in the City of Dublin
- (transitive) To cause to dry up or wither.
- c. 1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, Act V, scene v
- If thou speak'st false, / Upon the next tree shalt thou hang alive, / Till famine cling thee.
- c. 1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, Act V, scene v
- (intransitive) To dry up or wither.
- Wood clings.
- (figuratively, with preposition to) to be fond of, to feel strongly about and dependent on
Synonyms
- (hold tightly): clinch, grip; see also Thesaurus:grasp
- (adhere): cleave, stick; see also Thesaurus:adhere
Derived terms
- clingy
- cling film/clingfilm
Translations
References
- cling in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- cling in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- Notes:
Etymology 2
Imitative; compare clink, clang.
Verb
cling (third-person singular simple present clings, present participle clinging, simple past and past participle clinged)
- To produce a high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell.
- 1913, Cleveland Moffett, Oliver Herford, The Bishop's Purse (page 121)
- The tiny chimes clinged the hours and quarters against his right and Kate's left ear. They counted nine and three-quarters.
- 1913, Cleveland Moffett, Oliver Herford, The Bishop's Purse (page 121)
Middle English
Verb
cling
- Alternative form of clingen
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barnaclelike
English
Etymology
barnacle +? -like
Adjective
barnaclelike (comparative more barnaclelike, superlative most barnaclelike)
- Resembling or characteristic of a barnacle, especially in clinging tightly to a surface.
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