Cling
verb
To stick closely.
The wet shirt clung to his skin.
Often appears as...
- cling to life
- cling to hope
verb
To hold on tightly to something.
The baby clung to her mother's finger.
Often appears as...
- cling to reality
- cling to sanity
verb
To remain emotionally dependant.
He still clings to the belief that she will come back.
Often appears as...
- cling to the belief
- cling to the idea
verb
To keep close in an affectionate or dependent way.
She clung to her husband at the party.
Often appears as...
- cling to a friend
- cling to a lover
noun
The act of clinging.
He felt a sense of cling from the fabric.
verb
To stick closely.
The wet shirt clung to his skin.
Often appears as...
- cling to life
- cling to hope
verb
To hold on tightly to something.
The baby clung to her mother's finger.
Often appears as...
- cling to reality
- cling to sanity
verb
To remain emotionally dependant.
He still clings to the belief that she will come back.
Often appears as...
- cling to the belief
- cling to the idea
verb
To keep close in an affectionate or dependent way.
She clung to her husband at the party.
Often appears as...
- cling to a friend
- cling to a lover
noun
The act of clinging.
He felt a sense of cling from the fabric.
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Contact
Used when something physically sticks to another, typically by contact.
His clothes cling to him in the rain.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Emotion
Sometimes implies discomfort or undesirable sticking, like being too hot or sweaty.
After the workout, her gym clothes cling to her body.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Contact
Used when something physically sticks to another, typically by contact.
His clothes cling to him in the rain.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Emotion
Sometimes implies discomfort or undesirable sticking, like being too hot or sweaty.
After the workout, her gym clothes cling to her body.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Contact
Used when something physically sticks to another, typically by contact.
His clothes cling to him in the rain.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Emotion
Sometimes implies discomfort or undesirable sticking, like being too hot or sweaty.
After the workout, her gym clothes cling to her body.
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Video examples
Your brain hallucinates...
The lead character in this inner movie, and probably the aspect of consciousness we all cling to most tightly. Let's start with experiences of the world around us, and with the important idea of the brain as a prediction engine. Imagine being a brain. You're locked inside a bony skull, trying to figure what's out there in the world.
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How does a jellyfish...
and recurved teeth behind the sunfish's cheeks. Even tiny lobster slipper larvae can cling to the bell of a jellyfish and hitch a ride, snacking on the jelly while they preserve their own energy for growth. Small agile fish use the jellies as moving reefs for protection,
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A Fun, Animated History...
the rich to avoid a long time in purgatory than it is for the poor he thinks it's way too much about money and too little about god when priests sell letters of indulgence with slogans such as when the coin in the coffin clings the soul from purgatory springs luther
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How I came to love my...
now being split between Rajasthan the place where I was born and Dubai where I grew up and London where I now live it's very interesting to observe the cultural reaction to the Baraka in Dubai I am not fashionable enough I don't do clingy
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
seen in my life and that day we filmed i think two or three hunts i mean they didn't stop they kept sending these waves at the ice and the ice was spinning around the seal clinging on and then being flipped off it was so dramatic
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The history of the world...
But when a British destroyer came to collect the prisoners, they found an unexpected survivor - a black and white cat clinging to a floating plank. For the next several months this cat hunted rats and raised British morale -
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Why are we so attached...
observed something profound about human nature. Our sense of ownership emerges incredibly early. Why are we so clingy? There's a well-established phenomenon in psychology known as the endowment effect
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Sir David Attenborough...
clinging to her back and having a pretty rough ride brown lemurs nearly always produce only a single baby very rarely twins and never three or
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The Most Dramatic...
But a mother and baby have been left behind. The baby must cling on for dear life.
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This Crab Can't Swim,...
she'll sink and drown clinging for life she releases her eggs into the waves
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Your brain hallucinates...
The lead character in this inner movie, and probably the aspect of consciousness we all cling to most tightly. Let's start with experiences of the world around us, and with the important idea of the brain as a prediction engine. Imagine being a brain. You're locked inside a bony skull, trying to figure what's out there in the world.
Video examples
How does a jellyfish...
and recurved teeth behind the sunfish's cheeks. Even tiny lobster slipper larvae can cling to the bell of a jellyfish and hitch a ride, snacking on the jelly while they preserve their own energy for growth. Small agile fish use the jellies as moving reefs for protection,
Video examples
A Fun, Animated History...
the rich to avoid a long time in purgatory than it is for the poor he thinks it's way too much about money and too little about god when priests sell letters of indulgence with slogans such as when the coin in the coffin clings the soul from purgatory springs luther
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How I came to love my...
now being split between Rajasthan the place where I was born and Dubai where I grew up and London where I now live it's very interesting to observe the cultural reaction to the Baraka in Dubai I am not fashionable enough I don't do clingy
Video examples
ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
seen in my life and that day we filmed i think two or three hunts i mean they didn't stop they kept sending these waves at the ice and the ice was spinning around the seal clinging on and then being flipped off it was so dramatic
Video examples
The history of the world...
But when a British destroyer came to collect the prisoners, they found an unexpected survivor - a black and white cat clinging to a floating plank. For the next several months this cat hunted rats and raised British morale -
Video examples
Why are we so attached...
observed something profound about human nature. Our sense of ownership emerges incredibly early. Why are we so clingy? There's a well-established phenomenon in psychology known as the endowment effect
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
clinging to her back and having a pretty rough ride brown lemurs nearly always produce only a single baby very rarely twins and never three or
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The Most Dramatic...
But a mother and baby have been left behind. The baby must cling on for dear life.
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This Crab Can't Swim,...
she'll sink and drown clinging for life she releases her eggs into the waves
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Quote examples
Rachel Simmons
American Author
There are times in every friendship when you or your friend are too busy to call or are more focused on other relationships. It will hurt, but it's rarely personal. Making it personal usually makes things worse, and being too clingy or demanding can drive a friend even further away. Like people, friendships can get 'overworked' and need to rest.
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Sam Shepard
American Playwright
I feel like the writers that I'm drawn to, the writers that I really cling to, are the writers who seem to be writing out of a desperate act. It's like their writing is part of a survival kit. Those are the writers that I just absolutely cherish and carry with me everywhere I go.
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Hugh Grant
English Actor
I cling to the fantasy that I could have done something more creative. Like actually writing a script, or writing a book. But the awful truth is that I... probably can't!
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Gareth Gates
British Musician
I was terrible when I first started skating and was clinging onto the side for dear life, but it's something I'll always have now, and the tour is always so much fun.
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JPEGMAFIA
American Musician
Either people cling to the past and refuse to advance their ways, or they're always looking to future and not appreciating what's in front of them right now.
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John Hurt
British Actor
To me, nothing ever feels like a sure thing. I cling to that because it's very important you don't ever think anything is a sure thing.
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Emmanuelle Riva
French Actress
Love is the essence of life; love touches all of our work. Love never leaves us. It clings to us, and we cling to it.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.
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Jeanne Calment
French Celebrity
Excuse me if I'm clinging on to life, but my parents wove me from tight thread.
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William James
American Philosopher
We are doomed to cling to a life even while we find it unendurable.
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Rachel Simmons
American Author
There are times in every friendship when you or your friend are too busy to call or are more focused on other relationships. It will hurt, but it's rarely personal. Making it personal usually makes things worse, and being too clingy or demanding can drive a friend even further away. Like people, friendships can get 'overworked' and need to rest.
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Sam Shepard
American Playwright
I feel like the writers that I'm drawn to, the writers that I really cling to, are the writers who seem to be writing out of a desperate act. It's like their writing is part of a survival kit. Those are the writers that I just absolutely cherish and carry with me everywhere I go.
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Hugh Grant
English Actor
I cling to the fantasy that I could have done something more creative. Like actually writing a script, or writing a book. But the awful truth is that I... probably can't!
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Gareth Gates
British Musician
I was terrible when I first started skating and was clinging onto the side for dear life, but it's something I'll always have now, and the tour is always so much fun.
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JPEGMAFIA
American Musician
Either people cling to the past and refuse to advance their ways, or they're always looking to future and not appreciating what's in front of them right now.
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John Hurt
British Actor
To me, nothing ever feels like a sure thing. I cling to that because it's very important you don't ever think anything is a sure thing.
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Emmanuelle Riva
French Actress
Love is the essence of life; love touches all of our work. Love never leaves us. It clings to us, and we cling to it.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.
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Jeanne Calment
French Celebrity
Excuse me if I'm clinging on to life, but my parents wove me from tight thread.
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William James
American Philosopher
We are doomed to cling to a life even while we find it unendurable.
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