What does "cling" mean?
Cling: To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embraching. [Obs.] I clung legs as close to his side as I could. Swift.
Additional senses
- 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.
- 3.Adherence; attachment; devotion. [R.] A more tenacious cling to worldly respects. Milton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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