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clung

SayKLUNGUK/klʌŋ/AUS/klɐŋ/

2 meanings of clung

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of cling. Use this form for something that held on tightly in the past.

    The wet shirt clung to his back during the long hike.

    She clung to the railing as the boat rocked in the waves.

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  2. 2
    adjectiveobsolete
    Dried out and shrunken after losing all its moisture.

    Like a grape that has dried up into a raisin.

    The clung apples had shriveled in the cold cellar.

    His hands looked clung and thin after the long illness.

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clung is a form of cling

cling, verb: To hold on to something very tightly so that you do not fall off or let go. Full entry

Forms
clingclings he/she/itclinging -ing formclung past tense, past participle
Spelling
cling → clung: irregular (no -ed)

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