clingingn.

/ˈklɪŋɪŋ/

Etymology: < cling v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of cling v.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [noun] > adhesion

cleavingc1430

sticking1430

adheringc1550

adherence1555

clinging1572

adherency1579

suture1600

adhesion1615

stickage1726

readhesion1817

the mind > possession > retaining > [noun] > clinging to something

cling1641

clinging1884

1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie iii. f. 3^v The clinging of the sayd Lyon hys tayle between hys legges.

1678 T. Rymer Trag. Last Age 43 These waylings, clingings, and beseechings.

1884 Freeman in Manch. Guard. 22 Sept. An Englishman's natural clingings to a long and unbroken political past.

†2. = clinching n. (of nails). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > [noun] > with nails

nailingc1390

clenchingc1440

clinging1607

clinchinga1714

spiking1775

clench1781

skew nailing1929

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 415 Serching the hooue first with a hammer by knocking vpon euery clinging.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

clingingadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cling v.¹, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < cling v.¹ + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈclinging..

a. That clings; cleaving.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [adjective] > attached by something adhesive > apt or tending to adhere

adherent?1541

stickingc1550

adhering1592

clasping1611

cleaving1641

clunging1647

tenacious1656

adhesive1663

clinginga1763

the mind > possession > retaining > [adjective] > clinging

clinging1810

a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 106 The defenceless train Of clinging infants.

1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama iii. 26 A clinging curse.

b. said of garments fitting close to the body.

ΚΠ

1883 Harper's Mag. Feb. 403/1 The garments of the women were the reverse of ‘clinging’.

1884 E. P. Roe in Harper's Mag. June 97/1 Dressed in some light clinging fabric.

Derivatives

clingingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > [adverb] > clingingly

clingingly1865

1865 E. C. Clayton Cruel Fortune I. 118 Val..nestled clingingly by his side.

clingingness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > [noun] > clinging to something > quality of

adhesiveness1663

clingingness1869

1869 Contemp. Rev. 12 126 The domestic clingingness and tender dependency.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	clinging
释义	clingingn. /ˈklɪŋɪŋ/ Etymology: < cling v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of cling v.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [noun] > adhesion cleavingc1430 sticking1430 adheringc1550 adherence1555 clinging1572 adherency1579 suture1600 adhesion1615 stickage1726 readhesion1817 the mind > possession > retaining > [noun] > clinging to something cling1641 clinging1884 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie iii. f. 3^v The clinging of the sayd Lyon hys tayle between hys legges. 1678 T. Rymer Trag. Last Age 43 These waylings, clingings, and beseechings. 1884 Freeman in Manch. Guard. 22 Sept. An Englishman's natural clingings to a long and unbroken political past. †2. = clinching n. (of nails). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > [noun] > with nails nailingc1390 clenchingc1440 clinging1607 clinchinga1714 spiking1775 clench1781 skew nailing1929 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 415 Serching the hooue first with a hammer by knocking vpon euery clinging. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2018). clingingadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cling v.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < cling v.¹ + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈclinging.. a. That clings; cleaving. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [adjective] > attached by something adhesive > apt or tending to adhere adherent?1541 stickingc1550 adhering1592 clasping1611 cleaving1641 clunging1647 tenacious1656 adhesive1663 clinginga1763 the mind > possession > retaining > [adjective] > clinging clinging1810 a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 106 The defenceless train Of clinging infants. 1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama iii. 26 A clinging curse. b. said of garments fitting close to the body. ΚΠ 1883 Harper's Mag. Feb. 403/1 The garments of the women were the reverse of ‘clinging’. 1884 E. P. Roe in Harper's Mag. June 97/1 Dressed in some light clinging fabric. Derivatives clingingly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > [adverb] > clingingly clingingly1865 1865 E. C. Clayton Cruel Fortune I. 118 Val..nestled clingingly by his side. clingingness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > [noun] > clinging to something > quality of adhesiveness1663 clingingness1869 1869 Contemp. Rev. 12 126 The domestic clingingness and tender dependency. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1572adj.a1763
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