[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cling \cling\ kli^ng, v. i. imp.  p. p. clung
   klu^ng, clong klo^ng, obs.; p. pr.  vb. n.
   clinging. as. clingan to adhere, to wither; akin to dan.
   klynge to cluster, crowd. cf. clump.
   to adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by
   twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings
   to its support; -- usually followed by to or together.
   1913 webster

         and what hath life for thee
         that thou shouldst cling to it thus?     --mrs. hemans.
   1913 webster
see also:
clung clong clinging clump 

[2] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

20 moby thesaurus words for "clinging":
   adhering, adhesion, agglutinate, bond, cleaving, cling, coherence,
   coherent, cohering, cohesion, cohesive, grasping, gripping,
   holding, holding together, keeping, retentive, sticking, stuck,
   tenacious

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