clinging
粘着,粘着的,执着,执着的
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clung [kluhng], /klʌŋ/, cling·ing.
- : to adhere closely; stick to: The wet paper clings to the glass.
- : to hold tight, as by grasping or embracing; cleave: The children clung to each other in the dark.
- : to be or remain close: The child clung to her mother's side.
- : to remain attached, as to an idea, hope, memory, etc.: Despite the predictions, the candidate clung to the belief that he would be elected.
- : to cohere.
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- : the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
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Examples
We first met Hajji Zalwar Khan over tea and lunch in the Pech Valley in a house clinging to a cliff high above the valley floor.
But that is of most interest either to hardcore Democrats or to non-voters clinging to the bottom of the economy.
They said that the rest eventually sank beneath the surface—some after bobbing in the water clinging to debris for several hours.
My muddy shoe slipped, and I banged my kneecap on a fence rail, clinging for dear life.
The people of Donetsk are clinging to normality, trying to enjoy the spring, but their anger, disillusionment and fear runs deep.
The boys were tumbling about, clinging to his legs, imploring that numerous things be brought back to them.
Was it his moment of iron self-mastery that brought her with outstretched, clinging arms towards him?
"No," said the Bull over his shoulder as he lifted his hind legs from the clinging mud and cleared his nostrils.
Crossing the heath, her pathway lay near the spot where she had been found, clinging to the bosom of her dead mother.
Matt, clinging like grim death to the stout hemp, was jerked into the air and hurled forward and inward.