Cling

/ˈklɪŋ/

Synonyms for "cling" (125 found)

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Closest matches (25)

Verb(5 words)

adhere stickadhere to original termsadhered adheres

abide accretion adhereadhere toadherence adhesion agglomerate agglomeration agglutination attachbear hugbite bond bunch cement cherish clamp clasp

Noun(2 words)

adh...adhering

Strong matches (38)

cleavecleave toclench clinchcling toclinging clip clot clotting cluster clustering clutch coagulate coagulation coalesce cohere coherence cohesion cohesiveness compaction

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concretion condensation congeal congealment congelation conglobation conglomerate

Verb(5 words)

cleave cleaved cleaves clutched cohere

Noun(6 words)

cleaving cleft clingstone clove clutches clutching

Related words (62)

conglomeration consolidationdeath gripembrace fasten favorfirm holdfix foothold footingfreeze tograpple grasp grip gripegrow togetherhang onhang on tohang togetherhold

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hold fasthold onhold on tohold tighthold togetherhug inseparabilityiron gripjunction keepkeep hold ofmass mirenever let gonip persist purchase retain seizure set solidification solidify staystay putstickstick tostick togetherstickingtake hold oftenacitytight griptoehold

Verb(5 words)

depend hang maintain persist rely

Noun(5 words)

electrostatic bondhunkers latching sticks sticktight

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

16 entries

adhesion adjoin attach attachmentbelief maintenancebind bondcognitive persistencecontact dependencyedible fruitgrasphold onmeet tie touch

More specific

6 entries

adhesive bondingbelief perseveranceemotional dependencememory retentionpersonal attachmentsurface adhesion

Collocations

5 entries

belief perseveranceemotional attachmentemotional dependencememory retentionsurface adhesion

Inflections

3 entries

clinging clings clung

Derivations

3 entries

clingily clinginess clingy

similar

6 entries

adhere bind bondhold faststickstick to

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

We must cling to our faith.

Source: tatoeba (248828)

Wet clothes cling to the body.

Source: tatoeba (281987)

What the fuck are you up to taking advantage of his proximity to cling to him like a wet T-shirt?!

Source: tatoeba (326909)

I have to wrap my sister's dinner in cling film.

Source: tatoeba (328214)

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