clung

CEFRB2

/klʌŋ/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Past tense of cling; held tightly to someone or something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Shrunken; wasted away.

Examples

  • It was so cold I clung to the blanket all day.

  • Wet clothes clung to her body.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of cling

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Question 1 · Quick check

The wet shirt blank to his back after he ran through the heavy rain.

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