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US
/ˈkɫɪŋ/
]
[ UK /klˈɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /klˈɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
VERB
-
hold on tightly or tenaciously
hang on to your father's hands
The child clung to his mother's apron -
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
The dress clings to her body
The sushi rice grains cohere
The label stuck to the box -
to remain emotionally or intellectually attached
He clings to the idea that she might still love him.
How To Use cling In A Sentence
- Of course, it was snuffed out because Mars is tectonically dead, so the recycling of chemicals that you get on Earth which keeps things going and supplies the surface biosphere would have actually ceased on Mars a lot earlier.
- Moreover, I realized -- experienced, even -- at long last, that "the Body of Christ" is a good deal more than a figure of speech; it is an appalling truth and mystery, uniting us beyond our knowing with one another, and uniting us with an ever greater mystery, the perichoresis ( "circling dance") of the Holy Trinity Who is our One God. Scott Cairns: Recovering the Body of Christ
- Rihanna is real clingy, a bit two clingy saying he cant talk to other women, even though there just friends! but he is also in the wrong for doing it!!!!! like ye dnt go round beatin up women no matter how bad they are! gooddd like … buh i LOVE chris brown so im natt sayn nethn! Chris Brown Rihanna Break-Up Following Alleged Assault
- Pressure difference adhesion and a kinetic pectoral girdle thus allow the clingfish to exploit a food resource unavailable to many other predators.
- Ice the sides with the chocolate icing, then pipe a decorative border of chocolate icing around the top, encircling the coconut topping.
- The trail will accommodate five core activities: walking, cycling, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling (where possible or desired).
- Some of Britain's biggest coffee shop chains have signed up to a scheme to boost recycling of takeaway cups. Times, Sunday Times
- Beat well until completely combined and cover with a tea towel or cling film. The Sun
- In view of such a unilateral rejection, it is amazing that anyone should continue to cling to the false notion of universal acceptance.
- A pickup truck was circling the pond, which flushed some birds out of the reeds and into the open water.