adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of cling form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Shrunken; wasted away. obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms

adherecleavecoherestickattachbond

Example

More examples

"It was so cold I clung to the blanket all day."

Related phrases

waste away

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