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Word: Cling
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Old English clingan ‘stick together’, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch klingen ‘adhere’, Middle High German klingen ‘climb’, also to clench
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
klɪŋ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
hold on tightly to
Short Definition:hold on to
Examples:- she clung to Joe's arm
- we sat clinging on to one another
- sucker-like discs help them to cling on
- they clung together
- she clung on to life for 16 days
Word: Cling
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
klɪŋ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a clingstone peach.
Short Definition:peach
Variant Forms:
- cling peach
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