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Meaning of Cling | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈklɪŋ

Definitions

  1. Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
  2. Adherence; attachment; devotion.
  3. An ornament that clings to a window so as to be seen from outside.

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Examples

“Antelope steaks and fried liver to begin on, and venison cutlets with chili con carne and pineapple fritters, and then some sardines and mixed pickles; and top it off with a can of yellow clings and a bottle of beer.”
“a more tenacious cling to worldly reſpects,”
“You can make window clings by using thin transparency sheets, school glue, food coloring, and templates.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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