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   cling

   /klɪŋ/

   verb

   • 1. hold on tightly to: "she clung to Joe's arm"
   • ▪ adhere or stick firmly or closely to; be hard to part or remove from: "the smell of smoke clung to their clothes"
   • ▪ remain very close to: "the fish cling to the line of the weed"
   • ▪ remain persistently or stubbornly faithful to: "she clung resolutely to her convictions"
   • ▪ be overly dependent on (someone) emotionally: "you are clinging to him for security"

   noun

   • 1. a clingstone peach.

   Word Origin Old Englishclingan ‘stick together’, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch klingen ‘adhere’, Middle High German klingen ‘climb’, also to clench.

   Derivatives

   • 1. clinger noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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