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clinging |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cling \Cling\ (kl[i^]ng), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clung} (kl[u^]ng), {Clong} (kl[o^]ng), Obs.); p. pr & vb n. {Clinging}.] [AS. clingan to adhere, to wither; akin to Dan. klynge to cluster, crowd. Cf {Clump}.] 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. And what hath life for thee That thou shouldst cling to it thus? --Mrs. Hemans.
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