Get to know Clinging better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Clinging meaning
present participle and gerund of cling
Using Clinging
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of cling
- In the example corpus, clinging often appears in combinations such as: clinging to, clinging on, was clinging.
Context around Clinging
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Clinging
- In this selection, "clinging" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, left, soil, william, snails, lovingly and desperately stand out and add context to how "clinging" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include clinging to the and andrew was clinging to honours. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "clinging" sits close to words such as additive, affirm and agony, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with clinging
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The environmental costs of clinging to fossil fuels are indisputable. (10 words)
There are deep psychological reasons for clinging to such narrative. (10 words)
At the half, Brewer was clinging to a 21-18 lead. (11 words)
One year ago: A man was found clinging to the hull of an overturned 25-foot boat off Florida; he was the only known survivor from what he said was a group of 40 migrants who had set out for Florida from a chain of islands in the Bahamas. (49 words)
From the Chinese perspective, the U.S. is clinging to fading glory as the world's lone superpower, and seeking to sabotage China's development and growing international stature by sowing mistrust about Beijing's intentions. (36 words)
The sculpture, titled “Something Borrowed, Something Blue,” is made of denim and recycled tech donated by patrons and librarians and resembles an inverted tree with its roots clinging to the ceiling and branches hanging down below. (36 words)
I see Humza’s hands clinging desperately to the steering wheel, but who’s that sitting behind? (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
All the while, Andrew was clinging to honours and titles allowing him to claim to represent millions of people, while hiding on the royal estates, hiding from accountability, hiding from criminal charges.
A MAN has been rescued after he was found clinging to a concrete pillar in the Firth of Forth.
A man was killed and his brother left clinging to life after an Upper Manhattan fishmonger stabbed them for allegedly trying to steal shrimp from the eatery, authorities said Wednesday.
Any parent will tell you that children are 30-40 per cent mud, soil, clinging snails and unidentifiable vegetable matter.
At the half, Brewer was clinging to a 21-18 lead.
A user on Twitter captioned the two images 'Prince William clinging lovingly to his mother.
Clinging to the Crown’s case theory and fearing the DNA would upend its case, the prosecution dismissed the DNA as a red herring.
Clinging to the past is not what you want to do.
From the Chinese perspective, the U.S. is clinging to fading glory as the world's lone superpower, and seeking to sabotage China's development and growing international stature by sowing mistrust about Beijing's intentions.
I see Humza’s hands clinging desperately to the steering wheel, but who’s that sitting behind?
One year ago: A man was found clinging to the hull of an overturned 25-foot boat off Florida; he was the only known survivor from what he said was a group of 40 migrants who had set out for Florida from a chain of islands in the Bahamas.
Police are continuing to hunt for the man who is believed to have escaped from a prison kitchen by clinging on to a delivery van.
The environmental costs of clinging to fossil fuels are indisputable.
The Knicks would love to have his services back as they are clinging to the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference, the last seeding to avoid the play-in tournament.
The other two males were clinging onto an overturned kayak approximately 35 yards off shore.
There are deep psychological reasons for clinging to such narrative.
The sculpture, titled “Something Borrowed, Something Blue,” is made of denim and recycled tech donated by patrons and librarians and resembles an inverted tree with its roots clinging to the ceiling and branches hanging down below.
They move through trees by vertical clinging and leaping, and can spring over distances of up to 30 feet (9m).
This is the insane moment a man was caught on camera clinging on to the top of a Miami drawbridge while it was upright.
With four regular season games left the Petes (33-27-2-2), who were 0-2 on their northern road trip, are clinging to fourth place, barely.
Common combinations with clinging
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- clinging to 147×
- clinging on 22×
- was clinging 13×
- are clinging 9×
- and clinging 9×
- clinging onto 7×
- still clinging 7×
- is clinging 6×
- of clinging 6×
- while clinging 6×