cling
IPA: kɫˈɪŋ
noun
- Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
- adherence; attachment; devotion
- An ornament that clings to a window so as to be seen from outside.
verb
- To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
- 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.
- (transitive) To cause to dry up or wither.
- (intransitive) To dry up or wither.
- (figurative, with preposition to) To be fond of, to feel strongly about and dependent on.
- To produce a high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell.
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