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clung

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • klŭng
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland: /klʌŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /klɐŋ/
  • Midlands, Northern-England: /klʊŋ/
  • Midlands, Northern-England: /klʊŋɡ/ without the NG-coalescence
  • India: /kləŋ/
  • rhymes with -ʌŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: K L AH1 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Shrunken; wasted away.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of cling

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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