āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to cling
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āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ§āĻ°āĻž, āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ§āĻ°āĻž
to tightly hold on to someone or something
Transitive: to cling to sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The cat clung to the tree branch, reluctant to come down.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĄāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻāĨ¤
02
āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ§āĻ°āĻž, āĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
to grip or hold onto something tightly, making it difficult to separate or detach
Transitive: to cling to sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The ivy clung to the side of the building, adding a touch of greenery to the brick facade.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ§āĻ°āĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to rely heavily on another person for support, validation, or a sense of security
Transitive: to cling to sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He clung to his partner, constantly seeking validation and reassurance of their love.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤, āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻā§āĻāĻāĻ¤āĨ¤
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a type of fruit, particularly a peach, in which the flesh sticks tightly to the stone or pit
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The recipe calls for ripe cling fruit.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
