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cling

/klɪŋ/

hold tightly

Verb forms

Base form

cling

Past Simple

clung

Past Participle

clung

Example sentences

Base form · cling

Wet clothes cling to your skin.

Past Simple · clung

The child clung to her mother's hand.

Past Participle · clung

He has clung to that old belief for years.

Conjugation pattern

The past simple and the past participle share the same form.

Verbs with the same pattern