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cling

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈklɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/klɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kling)

Inflections of 'cling' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

clings: v 3rd person singular

clinging: v pres p

clung: v past

clung: v past p

Collocations for "cling"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cling" in context.

cling

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

cling (on) to [the past, a relationship, old ideas, life]
cling [desperately, tightly, stubbornly] to [the past]
is clinging to the [hope, idea, belief] that
his clothing was clinging to his [body, skin, back]
clinging to the [branches, roof, window]

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'cling' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

leech - rope - groove

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "cling" in the title:

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cling film cover [plastic wrap / saran wrap] - English Only forum
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cling to - the phrasal verb - English Only forum
cling to <crow pleasures> - English Only forum
cling to false beliefs despite overwhelming <evidence> - English Only forum
cling to me - English Only forum
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cling to the chestnut - English Only forum
cling to the lead against all the odds - English Only forum
cling to the old ways like a well-chewed shoe - English Only forum
cling to the skirts of the retreating muse - English Only forum
cling to the wealth - English Only forum
cling to your image - English Only forum
Clinging to/trying to cling to - English Only forum
Don’t cling so tenaciously to [ties of the flesh] - English Only forum
hang or cling - English Only forum
Long you cling to - English Only forum
no arm to cling to, <but> that - English Only forum
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question or cling to them - English Only forum
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⇱ cling - WordReference.com English Collocations

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Collocations for "cling"

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