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单词 clinging (to)
释义

clinging (to)

verb

present participle of cling (to)
1
as in standing by
to give steadfast support to continued to cling to the old ideas of child rearing long after they had gone out of fashion

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • standing by
  • holding to
  • hewing (to)
  • abiding by
  • keeping (to)
  • sticking (to or with)
  • adhering (to)
  • living up to
  • defending
  • following
  • cleaving (to)
  • cultivating
  • accepting
  • supporting
  • endorsing
  • adopting
  • embracing
  • advocating
  • enforcing
  • upholding
  • reinforcing
  • confirming
  • backing
  • championing
  • fostering
  • espousing
  • bolstering
  • cherishing
  • heeding
  • indorsing
  • backstopping
  • buttressing
  • boosting
  • reenforcing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • defecting (from)
  • taking back
  • disagreeing (with)
  • abandoning
  • relinquishing
  • forsaking
  • withdrawing
  • deserting
  • surrendering
  • recalling
  • spurning
  • renouncing
  • revoking
  • retracting
  • backing off
  • backing down
  • reconsidering
  • giving up
  • unsaying
  • abjuring
  • denying
  • reneging
  • recanting
  • refuting
  • disputing
  • disproving
  • abnegating
  • controverting
  • rebutting
  • contradicting
  • negating
  • repudiating
  • disclaiming
  • disavowing
  • disowning
  • negativing
  • backtracking
  • gainsaying
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as in clenching
to have or keep in one's hands clung to a pole in the subway car to keep from falling as it lurched along

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • clenching
  • clutching
  • gripping
  • holding
  • grabbing
  • holding on to
  • hanging on to
  • carrying
  • latching (on or onto)
  • taking
  • cradling
  • snapping (up)
  • handling
  • trapping
  • hugging
  • bagging
  • snatching
  • capturing
  • feeling
  • grappling
  • landing
  • hooking
  • pawing
  • grasping
  • seizing
  • snaring
  • clasping
  • fingering
  • catching
  • nailing
  • nabbing
  • collaring
  • corralling
  • bearing
  • embracing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • giving
  • handing out
  • handing
  • handing over
  • dropping
  • unhanding
  • rendering
  • unclasping
  • delivering
  • turning over
  • yielding
  • relinquishing
  • releasing
  • ceding
  • giving up
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