What is another word for cling?

Common synonyms for cling include clingstone.

What is the past tense of cling?

The past tense of cling is clung.

Words that rhyme with cling include thing, bring, king, spring, ring, wing.

/ˈklɪŋ/noun, verb1 syllable

Cling means: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation.

noun, as in fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

clingstone

verb, as in come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

cleave, adhere, stick, cohere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick to

verb, as in hold on tightly or tenaciously

also used for cling

cling-on, clinch, grip, beclasp, begrasp, begrip, belock, clasp, clench, attach, conglutinate, glue

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verb

come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation“The dress clings to her body”

hold on tightly or tenaciously“hang on to your father's hands”

to remain emotionally or intellectually attached“He clings to the idea that she might still love him.”

noun

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Stop clinging to your glory days, or you'll be left behind.SadeN
He was in the emergency room with horrific burns, barely clinging to life.Amastan
I have to wrap my sister's dinner in cling film.sundown
How long are you going to cling to past glory?peterius
I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death.Adelpa
The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.Adelpa
I've got to wrap my sister's dinner in cling film.sundown
Ziri felt the humid air cling to his clothes.always

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