cling
cling Lexical Profile
cling Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To hold on tightly to someone or something.
"The young child clung to her mother's hand as they crossed the busy intersection."
To stick closely or adhere to a surface (especially of wet clothes, fabric, mist, or odors).
"The damp silk shirt clung uncomfortably to his shoulders in the humid summer heat."
To remain stubbornly or faithfully attached to an idea, belief, hope, or habit.
"Despite the mounting evidence, a few researchers still clung to the outdated theory."
To be overly dependent on someone emotionally or refuse to leave their side.
"The rescued puppy tended to cling to its new owner whenever strangers visited the house."
• noun
The act or quality of adhering closely to a surface, especially of fabric sticking to the body due to static electricity or moisture.
"Adding a dryer sheet to the laundry helps reduce static cling on synthetic clothes."
A variety of sweet, fleshy peach (clingstone peach) whose pulp adheres firmly to the central pit rather than separating easily.
"The baker preferred using canned clings for the cobbler because their firm flesh holds its shape well during baking."
• Rhymes for cling
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'clingan', meaning 'to hold fast, adhere closely, or congeal,' derived from Proto-Germanic '*klinggana' ('to stick together or contract').