cling
An object or person clings when they stick tightly to another thing.
When we say something clings, it usually means that it's stuck onto something else. We might talk about how clothes cling to our skin after a shower because of the humidity, or how the fog on a mirror clings until you wipe it off with a towel. Sometimes people even use this word when describing emotions: if someone says they're clinging to their memories of a place, it means they don't want to let go of them. The idea is that whatever is being described is stuck closely to something else - whether that's physical or emotional.
How common is "cling"?
Word cling is considered uncommon in modern English.
It appears most frequently in fiction texts and less often in other writings.
It appears most frequently in fiction texts and less often in other writings.
Definitions
noun
Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
Real examples of "cling" in context
