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cling to

verbid 5320·updated Jun 3, 2026
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to hold firmly, usually with one's hands

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Variants

synonym
clutch
pasttense
clinged to
presentparticiple
clinging to
thirdpersonsingular
clings to
pastparticiple
clinged to

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
to hold firmly, usually with one's hands
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
to hold firmly, usually with one's hands
DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column

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