Lexic.us

Definition of Cling

1. Verb. Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation. "The sushi rice grains cohere"

2. Noun. Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.

3. Verb. To remain emotionally or intellectually attached. "He clings to the idea that she might still love him."

4. Verb. Hold on tightly or tenaciously. "The child clung to his mother's apron"

Definition of Cling

1. v. i. 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.

2. v. t. To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.

3. n. Adherence; attachment; devotion.

Definition of Cling

1. Noun. Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit. ¹

2. Verb. To hold very tightly, as to not fall off. ¹

3. Verb. To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cling

1. to make a high-pitched ringing sound [v -ED, -ING, -S] / to adhere closely [v CLUNG, CLINGING, CLINGS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cling

clinamens clinanthia clinanthium clinch clinch nut clinched clincher clincher-built clinchers clinches

clinching clinchingly clindamycin cline clines cling (current term) cling film cling on cling to clinged

clinger clingers clingest clingeth clingfilm clingfilmed clingfilms clingfish clingfishes clingier

Literary usage of Cling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Similes by Frank Jenners Wilstach (1916)
"cling. cling around the soul, as the sky clings round the mute earth forever ... cling to the memory as tenaciously as the fragrance of lavender clings to ..."

2. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"Fanny's friendship was all that he had to cling to. LET other pens dwell on guilt and misery. I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to ..."

3. The California Fruits and how to Grow Them: A Manual of Methods which Have by Edward James Wickson (1891)
"Superior to the common Orango cling. Runyon's Orange cling has globose glands, ... A yellow cling with dark led cheek; flesh very firm, gulden yellow, ..."

4. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"640 Who cling to honour fast, their lives are long; Flight is but shame, nor will it Vail men aught." He spoke, and fiercely launched out his spear, ..."

5. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1888)
"First, peaches are-divided into four general classes: White Free, White cling, Yellow Free, and Yellow cling. The White Free is of no account for any ..."

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