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Synonyms for cling
klɪŋcling
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Princeton's WordNet
cling, clingstoneverb
fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
Synonyms:
clingstonecling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohereverb
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
"The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
Synonyms:
stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, stick, perplex, cleave, bond, get, mystify, flummox, bind, beat, stick around, nonplus, rive, dumbfound, split, lodge, sting, hold fast, deposit, amaze, stick to, stay put, gravel, cohere, stay, hang, bewilder, wedge, vex, pose, puzzle, adhereclingverb
to remain emotionally or intellectually attached
"He clings to the idea that she might still love him."
cling, hangverb
hold on tightly or tenaciously
"hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"
Synonyms:
cleave, pay heed, advert, string up, give ear, stick, cohere, attend, adhere, flow, hang up, fall, hang
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List of paraphrases for "cling":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#77 | get | |
#1001 | stay | |
#1232 | fall | |
#1275 | hold | |
#1767 | flow | |
#2851 | beat | |
#3261 | bond | |
#3387 | stick | |
#3496 | lodge | |
#3607 | attend | |
#3684 | split | |
#3816 | deposit | |
#4785 | puzzle | |
#5712 | hang | |
#8275 | bind | |
#9541 | advert | |
#9747 | pose | |
#10795 | embrace | |
#13072 | gravel | |
#13411 | wedge | |
#13972 | hug | |
#14457 | sting | |
#14841 | adhere | |
#27118 | cling | |
#30103 | amaze | |
#36307 | fasten | |
#41205 | baffle | |
#43915 | twine | |
#44058 | cleave | |
#45802 | rive | |
#54523 | vex | |
#95211 | perplex | |
#112496 | mystify | |
#160684 | cohere | |
#224053 | bewilder |
How to use cling in a sentence?
The ones that we have on the market now are very, very safe; they are very different from the ones that came out in the ‘80s, [like] the DalkonShield that did have a high risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, one of the main differences was that it had a braded filament--a piece of string that hangs into the vagina-- and bacteria lived in the crevices in the string, which increased the risk of getting pelvic inflammatory disease, which can lead to scarring and blocked fallopian tubes. This caused a scare and caused companies to pull all IUDs [off the shelves] except for the copper IUD. But today, the string is much smoother so the bacteria can’t cling on as easily.
Many market strategists cling to the Fed minutes and other standard information, if I want to be competitive I need something different.
Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view.
Churchgoers are like coals in a fire. When they cling together, they keep the flame aglow; when they separate, they die out.
I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.
Translations for cling
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- تمسكArabic
- прилепвам, придържам се оBulgarian
- haften, hängen, klammernGerman
- συνδέομαιGreek
- estar apegado, agarrar, aferrar, sujetar, aferrarse, sostenerSpanish
- liibumaEstonian
- وفادار بودنPersian
- tarrautua, takertuaFinnish
- accrocher, collerFrench
- sosterGalician
- կառչելArmenian
- sangkut, gantungIndonesian
- appiccicarsi, abbarbicarsiItalian
- להיצמדHebrew
- ぶら下げる, ぶら下がる, 掛けるJapanese
- whakaawhiawhiMāori
- klampenDutch
- klengeNorwegian
- przylgnąćPolish
- agarrarPortuguese
- за, льнуть, цепляться, прилипатьRussian
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