- clingingly
- cling·ing·ly
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clingingly
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clingingly — adverb : in a clinging manner … Useful english dictionary
cling — cling1 clinger, n. clingingly, adv. clingingness, n. /kling/, v., clung, clinging, n. v.i. 1. to adhere closely; stick to: The wet paper clings to the glass. 2. to hold tight, as by grasping or embracing; cleave: The children clung to each other… … Universalium
cling — /klɪŋ / (say kling) verb (i) (clung, clinging) 1. to adhere closely; stick. 2. to hold fast, as by grasping or embracing; cleave. 3. to be or remain close. 4. to remain attached (to an idea, hope, memory, etc.). {Middle English clingen, Old… …
cling — [kliŋ] vi. clung, clinging [ME clingen < OE clingan, to adhere, stick together < IE * gel g < base * gel : see CLIMB] 1. to hold fast by or as by embracing, entwining, or sticking; adhere 2. a) to be or stay near, as if holding fast b)… … English World dictionary
cling — v. & n. v.intr. (past and past part. clung) 1 (foll. by to) adhere, stick, or hold on (by means of stickiness, suction, grasping, or embracing). 2 (foll. by to) remain persistently or stubbornly faithful (to a friend, habit, idea, etc.). 3… … Useful english dictionary
leech — 1. n. 1 any freshwater or terrestrial annelid worm of the class Hirudinea with suckers at both ends, esp. Hirudo medicinalis, a bloodsucking parasite of vertebrates formerly much used medicinally. 2 a person who extorts profit from or sponges on… … Useful english dictionary
