English

Pronunciation
IPA|/'kliɳ/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ�|-ɪ�

Verb
en-verb|clings|clinging|clung

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

#:Seaweed clung to the anchor.

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

Derived terms
cling film / clingfilm

Translations

Dutch: klampen
Finnish: takertua, tarrautua
Galician: soster, agarrar or suxeitar
Indonesian: sangkut|menyangkut, sangkut|menyangkutkan, gantung|bergantung, gantung|menggantung, gantung|menggantungkan
mid
Italian: aggrapparsi <ref>Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese (in collaborazione con Oxford University Press). Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003. W:Wikipedia:book sources| ISBN 8839551107. Online version</ref>
Japanese: ��� (���, kakeru), ����� (�����, burasagaru), ����� (�����, burasageru)
Spanish: sostener, aferrarse or sujetar

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913
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Category:English irregular verbs

et:cling
el:cling
fa:cling
ko:cling
io:cling
id:cling
pl:cling
fi:cling
te:cling
vi:cling
uk:cling
zh:cling

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