- present participle of cling.
clinging
Example Sentences
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Like hundreds of volunteers and rescuers, he has spent hours clinging to the faintest hope there may be survivors in the rubble, despite the 7.4 magnitude quake that struck this coffee capital on Monday morning.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
By clinging to power, Infantino has mounted the start of an attempted fightback.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Still, by focusing narrowly on the theatrical release market, the AGs and judge are like Norma Desmond clinging to a bygone era.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Some passengers were frantically clinging to the hull of the partially submerged vessel, he said, as rescuers administered CPR to a man on a San Francisco police boat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
A second before, Aunt Maud had been clinging to the wagon side, jigging home with the rest of us.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
