Meaning & Definition of Cling in English

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

1. 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"

• "The sushi rice grains cohere"

2. To remain emotionally or intellectually attached

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

3. Hold on tightly or tenaciously

• "Hang on to your father's hands"

• "The child clung to his mother's apron"