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Cling

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.

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of Cling.

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Equivalents

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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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