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clung on

/klʌŋ ɒn/

/klʌŋ ɑn/

cling onverb

clung on

Past Simple

clung on

Past Simple

clung on

Past Participle

clinging on

Gerund

/klɪŋ ɒn/

/klɪŋ ɑn/

Translations

She had to cling on to the railing to avoid falling.

Ей пришлось цепляться за перила, чтобы не упасть.

Additional translations

Definitions

To hold tightly or tenaciously to something.

The child clung on to her mother's hand as they crossed the busy street.

To remain persistently or stubbornly attached to something, such as an idea or belief.

Despite the evidence, he clung on to his outdated theories.

Synonyms

hold on