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Word entry · 5 letters

cling

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"Hold tightly"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈklɪŋ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted cgilnStarts with CEnds with G1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. hold on tightly or tenaciously

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • Antelope steaks and fried liver to begin on, and venison cutlets with chili con carne and pineapple fritters, and then some sardines and mixed pickles; and top it off with a can of yellow clings and a bottle of beer.
  • a more tenacious cling to worldly reſpects,
  • You can make window clings by using thin transparency sheets, school glue, food coloring, and templates.

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