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Definition cling

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)

  1. Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
  2. adherence; attachment; devotion
Verb

cling (third-person singular simple present clings, present participle clinging, simple past and past participle clung)

  1. To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
  2. To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.
  3. (transitive) To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.
  4. (transitive) To cause to dry up or wither.
  5. (intransitive) To dry up or wither.
  6. (figuratively, with preposition to) to be fond of, to feel strongly about

Etymology 2

Imitative; compare clink, clang.

Verb

cling (third-person singular simple present clings, present participle clinging, simple past and past participle clinged)

  1. To produce a high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell.


Results 460 Words with the letters CLING

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CLINGS 13
CLINGY 15
CLUING 14
GLYCIN 15
LACING 13
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CLING 12
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LING 8
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CIG 8
GIN 6
LIN 5
NIL 5
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GI 4
IN 3
LI 3

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