What Does Cling Mean?

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Definitions for clingklɪŋcling

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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cling, clingstoneverb

   fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

2. cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohereverb

   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"

3. clingverb

   to remain emotionally or intellectually attached

   "He clings to the idea that she might still love him."

4. cling, hangverb

   hold on tightly or tenaciously

   "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clingnoun

   Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.

2. clingverb

   To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

   Seaweed clung to the anchor.

3. clingverb

   To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CLINGverb

   pret. I clung; part. I have clung.

   Etymology: Klynger, Danish.

   1. To hang upon by twining round; to stick to; to hold fast upon.

   The broil long doubtful stood;As two spent swimmers that do cling together,And choak their art. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Most popular consul he is grown, methinks:How the rout cling to him! Ben Jonson, Catiline.

   The fontanel in his neck was descried by the clinging of his hair to the plaister. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

   When they united and together clung,When undistinguish’d in one heap they hung. Richard Blackmore.

   See in the circle, next Eliza plac’d,Two babes of love, close clinging to her waist. Alexander Pope.

   That they may the closer cling,Take your blue ribbon for a string. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To dry up; to consume; to waste; to pine away. [ geclungen treow , a withered tree.]

   If thou speak’st false,Upon the next tree shalt thou hang alive,’Till famine cling thee. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cling

   Cling refers to the action of holding on tightly to someone or something. It can also mean to adhere or stick closely or persistently to something, such as a surface, an idea, or a belief.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clingverb

   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

2. Clingverb

   to cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing

3. Clingverb

   to make to dry up or wither

4. Clingnoun

   adherence; attachment; devotion

5. Etymology: [AS. clingan to adhere, to wither; akin to Dan. klynge to cluster, crowd. Cf. Clump.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cling

   kling, v.i. to adhere or stick close by winding round: to adhere in interest or affection: to remain by an opinion: of wood, to shrink.—v.t. to attach: to shrivel:—pa.t. and pa.p. clung.—n. adherence.—adjs. Cling′stone, having the pulp adhering firmly to the stone (of peaches)—opp. to Freestone; Cling′y, sticky. [A.S. clingan, to shrivel up, to draw together.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CLING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cling is ranked #137327 in terms of the most common surnames in America.The Cling surname appeared 122 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Cling.60.6% or 74 total occurrences were White.38.5% or 47 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Grasp
   • Touch

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cling' in Verbs Frequency: #816

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How to pronounce cling?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cling in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of cling in a Sentence

1. Sonny Bono:

   Don't cling to fame. You're just borrowing it. It's like money. You're going to die, and somebody else is going to get it.

2. James Arthur Baldwin:

   I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.

3. Kizza Ronald:

   For any leader to cling on his or her throne for long, working with women and youths is inevitable

4. Kathleen Norris:

   Before you begin a thing, remind yourself that difficulties and delays quite impossible to foresee are ahead. If you could see them clearly, naturally you could do a great deal to get rid of them but you can't. You can only see one thing clearly and that is your goal. Form a mental vision of that and cling to it through thick and thin.

5. Harriet Du Autermont:

   No vision and you perish No Ideal, and you're lost Your heart must ever cherish Some faith at any cost. Some hope, some dream to cling to, Some rainbow in the sky, Some melody to sing to, Some service that is high.

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Popularity rank by frequency of use

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNethttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cling
2. ^ Wiktionaryhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cling
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionaryhttps://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cling
4. ^ ChatGPThttps://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionaryhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cling
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionaryhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=cling
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Recordshttps://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sourceshttps://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=cling

Translations for cling

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• تمسكArabic
• прилепвам, придържам се оBulgarian
• haften, hängen, klammernGerman
• συνδέομαιGreek
• estar apegado, agarrar, aferrar, sujetar, aferrarse, sostenerSpanish
• liibumaEstonian
• وفادار بودنPersian
• tarrautua, takertuaFinnish
• accrocher, collerFrench
• sosterGalician
• կառչելArmenian
• sangkut, gantungIndonesian
• appiccicarsi, abbarbicarsiItalian
• להיצמדHebrew
• ぶら下げる, ぶら下がる, 掛けるJapanese
• whakaawhiawhiMāori
• klampenDutch
• klengeNorwegian
• przylgnąćPolish
• agarrarPortuguese
• за, льнуть, цепляться, прилипатьRussian

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