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Meaning of Cling | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

ˈklɪŋ

Definitions

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

Conjugation

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Equivalents

Afrikaans klou

العربية تمسك يتعلّق

Čeština lnout lpět

Deutsch Haften hängen an sich klammern

Esperanto alkroĉiĝi alteni

Español aferrar aferrarse agarrar agarrarse apegarse ceñir estar apegado a sostener sujetar

Eesti liibuma

Suomi takertua tarrautua

Français accrocher cling coller s'accrocher se coller

Galego agarrar soster

Հայերեն կառչել

Bahasa Indonesia bergantung menggantung menggantungkan menyangkut menyangkutkan

Italiano abbarbicarsi aderire aggrapparsi appiccicarsi attaccarsi avvilupparsi fissarsi radicarsi

日本語ぶら下がるぶら下げる掛ける

Latina adhaereo haereō

Nederlands klampen

Polski przylgnąć

Português agarrar (-se)

Русский льнуть прилипать цепляться цепля́ться за

Türkçe sokulmak

Українська вчепитися учепитися чіпля́тися

Tiếng Việt bầm

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

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

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