CLUNG
What does "CLUNG" mean?
Past tense and past participle of 'cling,' to have held on tightly to something.
Meanings
- Held firmly to something, refusing to let go. The child clung to her mother's coat in the crowd.
- Stuck closely to a surface or remained close. Mist clung to the valley until late morning.
- Held stubbornly to a belief, hope, or habit. He clung to the idea that things would soon improve. figurative
Word origin
Past tense of 'cling,' from Old English 'clingan' (to shrink, stick together), of Germanic origin, following the same vowel-shift pattern as sing-sang-sung.
Remember it
CLUNG rhymes with SUNG and HUNG - all are 'u' past tenses of '-ing' verbs (cling, sing, hang).
A little poem
The vine that clung all summer to the wall
let go in one wind, and learned how to fall.
couplet
What it teaches
What you cling to longest is often what you most need to set down.
Quick facts
What does CLUNG mean?
Past tense and past participle of 'cling,' to have held on tightly to something.
Is CLUNG a valid word?
Yes — CLUNG is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CLUNG?
CLUNG has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CLUNG come from?
Past tense of 'cling,' from Old English 'clingan' (to shrink, stick together), of Germanic origin, following the same vowel-shift pattern as sing-sang-sung.
What can CLUNG teach us?
What you cling to longest is often what you most need to set down.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.