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Inflections of 'cling' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

clings: v 3rd person singular

clinging: v pres p

clung: v past

clung: v past p

Collocations for "cling"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cling" in context.

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cling

v

cling (on) to [the past, a relationship, old ideas, life]
cling [desperately, tightly, stubbornly] to [the past]
is clinging to the [hope, idea, belief] that
his clothing was clinging to his [body, skin, back]
clinging to the [branches, roof, window]

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'cling' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

groove - leech - rope

Forum discussions with the word(s) "cling" in the title:

cling (+reflexive) - English Only forum
cling and adhere to - English Only forum
cling and clatter - English Only forum
Cling and grip - English Only forum
cling film - English Only forum
cling film cover [plastic wrap / saran wrap] - English Only forum
cling on - English Only forum
Cling onto it - English Only forum
Cling onto or on to? - English Only forum
Cling to - English Only forum
cling to - English Only forum
Cling to - English Only forum
cling to - the phrasal verb - English Only forum
cling to <crow pleasures> - English Only forum
cling to false beliefs despite overwhelming <evidence> - English Only forum
cling to me - English Only forum
Cling to someone - English Only forum
cling to the chestnut - English Only forum
cling to the lead against all the odds - English Only forum
cling to the old ways like a well-chewed shoe - English Only forum
cling to the skirts of the retreating muse - English Only forum
cling to the wealth - English Only forum
cling to your image - English Only forum
Clinging to/trying to cling to - English Only forum
Don’t cling so tenaciously to [ties of the flesh] - English Only forum
hang or cling - English Only forum
Long you cling to - English Only forum
no arm to cling to, <but> that - English Only forum
Pronunciation of G in Cling (US English) - English Only forum
question or cling to them - English Only forum
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