释义 |
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 -
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 -
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 See More 2 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 -
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 -
giving -
handing out -
handing -
handing over -
dropping -
unhanding -
rendering -
unclasping -
delivering -
turning over -
yielding -
relinquishing -
releasing -
ceding -
giving up See More |