Meaning

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

verb to remain emotionally or intellectually attached

originFrom Middle English clingen, from Old English clingan (“to adhere”), from Proto-West Germanic *klingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą. Cognate with Danish klynge (“to cluster, to crowd”). Compare clump.

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