cling

cling is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; -- usually followed by to or together. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 12 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; -- usually followed by to or together.
2. transitive verb. To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.
3. transitive verb. To make to dry up or wither.
4. noun. Adherence; attachment; devotion.
5. noun. fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

   Synonyms: clingstone

6. verb. hold on tightly or tenaciously

   "hang on to your father's hands"

   "The child clung to his mother's apron"

   Synonyms: hang

7. verb. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

   "The dress clings to her body"

   "The label stuck to the box"

   Synonyms: adhere, cleave, cohere, stick

8. verb. to remain emotionally or intellectually attached

   "He clings to the idea that she might still love him."

Synonyms

clingstone, hang, adhere, cleave, cohere, stick

Common word forms

clings, clinged, clinger, clinging

Words from these letters

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