cling

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
2. (countable, uncountable) Adherence; attachment; devotion.
3. (countable, uncountable) An ornament that clings to a window so as to be seen from outside.

Verb

1. To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
2. To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.
3. (transitive) To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.
4. (transitive) To cause to dry up or wither.
5. (intransitive) To dry up or wither.
6. (figuratively) To be fond of, to feel strongly about and dependent on.

Verb

To produce a high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell.

Intj

Imitative of a high-pitched ringing sound.

Synonyms

adhere

stick

hold

cleave

hang on to

clutch

hang

cohere

stick to

clingstone

adhere to

be attached

clasp

catch

attach

grip

cling to

follow

entangle

fixate

gather

glue

grab

grasp

grind

gum

gum up

hang on

hang onto

hold fast

hold on

hold together

intrude

leech

log-on

paste

place

run after

size

sticking

stick together

suspend

swing

syndicate

take

throng

throw

be concerned about

be connected with

join with

Translations

accrocher

🪝

aferrarse

coller

adhérer

klammern

tenir

aferrar

συνδέομαι

προσκολλούμαι

s’accrocher

κολλώ

προσκολλιέμαι

anschmiegen

aferrar-se

haften

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈklɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: clingen

Inherited from Old English: clingan

Cognate with Danish: klynge

In summary

From Middle English clingen, from Old English clingan (“to adhere”), from Proto-West Germanic *klingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą. Cognate with Danish klynge (“to cluster, to crowd”). Compare clump.