Term Gallery logo

Meanings of cling in English

Portuguese
colar
Catalan
adherir

To come or be in close contact with; to stick or hold together and resist separation.

colar
Spanish
variedad clingstone

Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.

variedad clingstone
Synonyms
Examples for "stick"
Examples for "stick"
1
Jebb says she uses a carrot-and-stick approach with companies to encourage change.
The Guardian
2
At that point you get the stick out and say: 'I'm sorry.
The Guardian
3
But the government has said it will stick to its original order.
Reuters
4
The governor was obdurate in his decision to stick in the race.
The Attempted Assassination of ex-President Theodore Roosevelt
5
Social distancing measures might stick around for a year, according to scientists.
News.com.au
1
France urged Iran to adhere to international law allowing freedom of navigation.
Reuters
2
The minister reiterated that returning South Africans must adhere to strict conditions.
The South African
3
He held the highest responsibility to adhere to the codes and rules.
Lost in translation
4
Of course he and Janda wanted to adhere to the exogamous code.
Earth Unaware
5
REUTERS: Do you expect your children to also adhere to plural marriage?
Reuters
1
The Master said, The highest minds cleave to the Centre, the Common.
The Sayings of Confucius
2
Swiftly and gaily did the slim bark cleave through the glassy sea.
A Love Story
3
Tear ye asunder the veils of names and cleave ye their kingdom.
Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
4
Draw a knife along the edges, and it will readily cleave off.
Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained
5
Barnabas exhorted that with purpose of heart they cleave to the Lord.
How to Live a Holy Life
1
He hopes one day these momentos will cohere into a meaningful whole.
The new yorker
2
Then the music, and the idea behind it, began to cohere:
The bridge: the life and rise of barack obama
3
And magically, the reasons for popular rage always cohere with our own resentments.
The Irish Times
4
But de Vries developed all the parts, and they do cohere.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
5
How had the divinity of Christ been able to cohere with his humanity?
A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
Portuguese
agarrar
Spanish
asirse

Hold on tightly or tenaciously.

agarrar
Usage of cling in English
1
I shall be going home soon, and must cling to that thought.
The Asylum
2
This has worrying implications for regimes that hope to cling to power.
The South African
3
We should neither cling to the New Labour label nor condemn it.
The Guardian
4
With the oil find, Museveni now has reason to cling onto power.
Reuters
5
It cannot cling to glass; it must plant its feet in imperfections.
Lessons in Life; A Series of Familiar Essays
6
Protesters have accused the military of seeking to cling on to power.
Reuters
7
Cover with cling film and let the fish rest for several hours.
Radio NZ
8
If confirmed, the defection would undermine Gaddafi's efforts to cling to power.
Reuters
9
Just look at how other animal mothers cling tightly to their newborns.
The Guardian
10
They could no longer cling to spurious claims about how education corrupts.
The Guardian
11
The two sleepers had woke in time to cling to the mast.
O. T., A Danish Romance
12
But you are wrong; it is useless to cling to the past.
Childhood's End
13
Right about now, it was all he had left to cling to.
Wrangling the redhead
14
Cover with cling fi lm and refrigerate for 30 minutes or overnight.
The Irish Times
15
We work for our place, and we do not have to cling.
Rogues
16
But his critics accused him of trying to cling on to power.
Reuters
About this term
More collocations
Translations for cling
Cling through the time
Cling across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
More variants