亚洲网紅露点

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cling

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[ kling ]

verb (used without object)

clung clinging.
  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 in the dark.

    Synonyms: , ,

  3. to be or remain close:

    The child clung to her mother's side.

  4. to remain attached, as to an idea, hope, memory, etc.:

    Despite the predictions, the candidate clung to the belief that he would be elected.

  5. to cohere.


noun

  1. the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.

cling

2

[ kling ]

noun

cling

/ 办濒瑟艐 /

verb

  1. often foll by to to hold fast or adhere closely (to something), as by gripping or sticking
  2. foll by together to remain in contact (with each other)
  3. to be or remain physically or emotionally close

    to cling to outmoded beliefs

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. agriculture the tendency of cotton fibres in a sample to stick to each other
  2. obsolete.
    agriculture diarrhoea or scouring in animals
  3. short for clingstone
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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  • 藞肠濒颈苍驳测, adjective
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  • 藞肠濒颈苍驳颈苍驳, adjective
  • 藞肠濒颈苍驳别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠濒颈苍驳顎侥谤 noun
  • 肠濒颈苍驳顎僫苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 肠濒颈苍驳顎僫苍驳路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 耻苍路肠濒颈苍驳顎僫苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of cling1

First recorded before 900; Middle English clingen, Old English clingan 鈥渢o stick together, shrink, wither鈥; akin to clench

Origin of cling2

1835鈥45; by shortening from clingstone, or special use of cling 1 (noun)
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of cling1

Old English clingan; related to clench
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For the vast majority of the season Arsenal were Liverpool's main challengers for the Premier League title, but their disappointing run of form recently means they are clinging on to second place.

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They were clinging to a 4-2 lead in the top of the seventh inning.

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鈥淎 failed loser desperately clinging to relevance as she spirals into the political abyss,鈥 White House spokesman Steven Cheung posted on X.

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For dreamers who still cling to hope in the City of Angels, there needs to be.

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But I admire clubs that choose to live in the now, rather than clinging to what worked then.

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