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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clung

/klʌŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
clung
IPA
/klʌŋ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of cling

adj

Shrunken; wasted away.

Obsolete

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /klʌŋ/
  • British English: /klʌŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more clung (comparative) most clung (superlative)

Rhymes With

young among tongue hung lung sung kung swung chung sprung flung strung

Questions

How do you pronounce clung?
The recorded pronunciation is /klʌŋ/.
What does clung mean?
simple past and past participle of cling

How to pronounce clung

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/klʌŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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