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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Cling \Cling\ (kl[icr]ng), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clung} (kl[ucr]ng), {Clong} (kl[ocr]ng), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clinging}.] [AS. clingan to adhere, to wither; akin to Dan. klynge to cluster, crowd. Cf. {Clump}.] To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; -- usually followed by to or together. And what hath life for thee That thou shouldst cling to it thus? --Mrs. Hemans. | |
