Definition of "clinging" []

• Present participle of cling. (verb)

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• "But the fight lasted so long that he had time to cry himself out and to experience a second burst of courage; and the end of the battle found him again clinging to a hind-leg and furiously growling between his teeth."
• "They are more interested in clinging to their tribal beliefs than anything."
• "I'm a firm believer in clinging to as much childlike wonder as possible."