cling, hang
(verb) hold on tightly or tenaciously; “hang on to your father’s hands”; “The child clung to his mother’s apron”
cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere
(verb) 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”
cling
(verb) to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; “He clings to the idea that she might still love him.”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
clung
simple past tense and past participle of cling
clung (comparative more clung, superlative most clung)
(obsolete) wasted away; shrunken
Source: Wiktionary
Clung,
Definition: imp. & p. p. of Cling.
Clung, a. Etym: [Prop. p. p. fr. OE. clingen to wither. See Cling, v. i.]
Definition: Wasted away; shrunken. [Obs.]
Cling, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Clung, Clong (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Clinging.] Etym: [AS. clingan to adhere, to wither; akin to Dan. klynge to cluster, crowd. Cf. Clump.]
Definition: To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; -- usually followed by to or together. And what hath life for thee That thou shouldst cling to it thus Mrs. Hemans.
Cling, v. t.
1. To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embraching. [Obs.] I clung legs as close to his side as I could. Swift.
2. To make to dry up or wither. [Obs.] If thou speak'st false, Upon the next tree shalt thou hang alive, Till famine cling thee. Shak.
Cling, n.
Definition: Adherence; attachment; devotion. [R.] A more tenacious cling to worldly respects. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
