cling
verb
- to stick to, obsess over
- make a sound like a small bell
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈklɪŋ/
intj
Etymology: Imitative; compare clink, clang.
- Imitative of a high-pitched ringing sound.
noun
Etymology: 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.
- Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
“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.”
- Adherence; attachment; devotion.
“a more tenacious cling to worldly reſpects,”
- An ornament that clings to a window so as to be seen from outside.
“You can make window clings by using thin transparency sheets, school glue, food coloring, and templates.”
verb
Etymology: Imitative; compare clink, clang.
- To produce a high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell.
“The tiny chimes clinged the hours and quarters against his right and Kate's left ear. They counted nine and three-quarters.”
“The latter, armed with the most famous tool of their trade — tiny clinging bells — created a small band of untrained orchestra giving their part of the market a festive outlook […]”