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  • past tense form of cling.
  • past participle of cling.
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clung

[kluhng] / klʌŋ /
ADJECTIVE
adhered
Synonyms


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He saw both right-handers shape to reverse sweep, gambled and clung on at close range.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

As an outsider, I clung to being brainy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Those are the values Americans clung to when 9/11 sent us reeling.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

Ryder clung onto Nathaniel as waves repeatedly crashed over them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Gardens of corals and sponges and flowery sea anemones clung to the rocks and danced in the whirling currents.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown


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