tightly cling
Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words
To hold on with a very strong grip.
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Examples (10)
- He clung tightly to the raft to keep himself afloat.
- The frightened child clung tightly to his mother's leg.
- The koala clung tightly to the eucalyptus branch.
- You must cling tightly to the safety bar on this roller coaster.
- After the downpour, her wet dress clung tightly to her body.
- The baby monkey will cling tightly to its mother's back for the first few months.
- Clinging tightly to the rope, the climber slowly made his way up the cliff face.
- The wet leaves clung tightly to the pavement after the storm.
- I had to cling tightly to the railing as the ship pitched in the rough sea.
- The survivors clung tightly to the wreckage, waiting for rescue.