Cling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːzəmˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪdˈaktɪks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪdˈaktɪks/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːzəmˌɪzəm/.

Examples

The dress clings to her body
The label stuck to the box
The sushi rice grains cohere

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stick clingstone adhere cohere hang cleave

Parts of Speech

noun	fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
verb	come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation “The dress clings to her body”
verb	to remain emotionally or intellectually attached “He clings to the idea that she might still love him.”
verb	hold on tightly or tenaciously “hang on to your father's hands”

Word Forms

adherent	adjective	sticking fast
adhesion	noun	the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
cohesive	adjective	causing cohesion
coherent	adjective	sticking together
cohesion	noun	the state of cohering or sticking together
coherency	noun	the state of cohering or sticking together
coherence	noun	the state of cohering or sticking together

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

haften

Früchte (insbesondere Pfirsiche), deren Fruchtfleisch stark am Kern haftet

🇫🇷French

s'accrocher

fruit (surtout la pêche) dont la chair adhère fortement au noyau

🇪🇸Spanish

adherirse

fruta (especialmente melocotón) cuya pulpa se adhiere fuertemente al hueso

🇮🇹Italian

aggrapparsi

frutto (soprattutto pesca) la cui polpa aderisce fortemente al nocciolo

🇳🇱Dutch

vastklampen

fruit (vooral perzik) waarvan het vruchtvlees sterk aan de pit hecht

🇵🇹Portuguese

agarrar-se

fruta (especialmente pêssego) cuja polpa adere fortemente ao caroço

🇷🇺Russian

цепляться

фрукты (особенно персик), мякоть которых сильно прилипает к косточке

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिपकी

फल (विशेषकर आड़ू) जिसका गूदा गुठली से मजबूती से चिपका रहता है

🇧🇩Bengali

আঁকড়ে থাকা

ফল (বিশেষত পীচ) যার মাংস গর্তে দৃঢ়ভাবে মেনে চলে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒட்டிக்கொள்கின்றன

பழம் (குறிப்பாக பீச்) அதன் சதை குழியில் வலுவாக ஒட்டிக்கொண்டிருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్రేలాడదీయండి

పండు (ముఖ్యంగా పీచు) దీని మాంసం గొయ్యికి గట్టిగా కట్టుబడి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

चिकटून राहणे

फळ (विशेषत: पीच) ज्यांचे मांस खड्ड्याला जोरदार चिकटते

🇮🇳Gujarati

વળગી રહેવું

ફળ (ખાસ કરીને આલૂ) જેનું માંસ ખાડાને સખત રીતે વળગી રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಟಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ

ಹಣ್ಣು (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಪೀಚ್) ಅದರ ಮಾಂಸವು ಪಿಟ್ಗೆ ಬಲವಾಗಿ ಅಂಟಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പറ്റിപ്പിടിക്കുക

പഴം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പീച്ച്) മാംസം കുഴിയിൽ ശക്തമായി പറ്റിനിൽക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਿਪਕਣਾ

ਫਲ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਆੜੂ) ਜਿਸਦਾ ਮਾਸ ਟੋਏ ਨੂੰ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਚਿਪਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چمٹنا

پھل (خاص طور پر آڑو) جس کا گوشت گڑھے سے مضبوطی سے چپک جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

紧贴

果肉牢固地粘附在果核上的水果（尤其是桃子）

🇯🇵Japanese

しがみつく

果肉が種に強く付着している果物（特に桃）

🇰🇷Korean

달라붙다

과육이 씨에 강하게 달라붙는 과일(특히 복숭아)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bám vào

quả (đặc biệt là đào) có thịt bám chặt vào hạt

🇹🇭Thai

เกาะติด

ผลไม้ (โดยเฉพาะลูกพีช) ซึ่งมีเนื้อเกาะติดแน่นกับหลุม

🇮🇩Indonesian

berpegang teguh

buah (terutama buah persik) yang dagingnya melekat kuat pada lubangnya

🇵🇭Filipino

kumapit

prutas (lalo na ang peach) na ang laman ay mahigpit na nakadikit sa hukay

🇲🇾Malay

berpaut

buah (terutama pic) yang dagingnya melekat kuat pada lubang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتشبث

الفاكهة (خاصة الخوخ) التي يلتصق لحمها بقوة بالحفر

🇮🇷Persian

چسبیدن

میوه ای (به ویژه هلو) که گوشت آن به شدت به گودال می چسبد

🇹🇷Turkish

sarılmak

eti çekirdeğine güçlü bir şekilde yapışan meyveler (özellikle şeftali)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִדבּוֹק

פרי (בעיקר אפרסק) שבשרו נצמד חזק לבור

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