1. past tense and past participle of cling; held tightly to something or someone

Examples

• The child clung to her mother’s hand in the crowded store.
• Wet clothes clung to his body after the rain.
• She clung to the hope that he would return.
• The ivy clung to the brick wall.
• He clung desperately to the rope as he climbed.
• The smell of smoke clung to her hair.
• They clung together during the scary movie.