Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clinging to

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables
cling-ing -to
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of cling to

Questions

What does clinging to mean?
present participle and gerund of cling to

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