cling to

English

Verb

cling to (third-person singular simple present clings to, present participle clinging to, simple past and past participle clung to)

  1. used literally: cling + to
  2. (by extension) To have an intense emotional attachment to (someone).
  3. (by extension, figuratively) To remain by (someone's) side; to refuse to leave the company of someone to whom one has an intense emotional attachment.

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