"clung" meaning in All languages combined

See clung on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /klʌŋ/ [Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland], /klɐŋ/ [Australia, New-Zealand], /klʊŋ/ [Midlands, Northern-England], /klʊŋɡ/ [Midlands, Northern-England] (note: without the NG-coalescence), /kləŋ/ [India] Audio: En-us-clung.ogg [US] Forms: more clung [comparative], most clung [superlative]
enPR: klŭng Rhymes: -ʌŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} clung (comparative more clung, superlative most clung)
  1. (obsolete) Shrunken; wasted away. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-clung-en-adj-6AZd-TwB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3

Verb [English]

IPA: /klʌŋ/ [Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland], /klɐŋ/ [Australia, New-Zealand], /klʊŋ/ [Midlands, Northern-England], /klʊŋɡ/ [Midlands, Northern-England] (note: without the NG-coalescence), /kləŋ/ [India] Audio: En-us-clung.ogg [US]
enPR: klŭng Rhymes: -ʌŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} clung
  1. simple past and past participle of cling Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: cling
    Sense id: en-clung-en-verb-1gIns-u2
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "clung",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "clung"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "cling"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "simple past and past participle of cling"
      ],
      "id": "en-clung-en-verb-1gIns-u2",
      "links": [
        [
          "cling",
          "cling#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "klŭng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klʌŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation",
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-clung.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0b/En-us-clung.ogg/En-us-clung.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/En-us-clung.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klɐŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klʊŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Midlands",
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klʊŋɡ/",
      "note": "without the NG-coalescence",
      "tags": [
        "Midlands",
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kləŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "India"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clung"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more clung",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most clung",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "clung (comparative more clung, superlative most clung)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "clung"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Shrunken; wasted away."
      ],
      "id": "en-clung-en-adj-6AZd-TwB",
      "links": [
        [
          "Shrunken",
          "shrunken#English"
        ],
        [
          "wasted away",
          "waste away"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Shrunken; wasted away."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "klŭng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klʌŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation",
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-clung.ogg",
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klɐŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klʊŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Midlands",
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klʊŋɡ/",
      "note": "without the NG-coalescence",
      "tags": [
        "Midlands",
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kləŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "India"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clung"
}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ʌŋ",
    "Rhymes:English/ʌŋ/1 syllable"
  ],
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "clung",
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      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "cling"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "simple past and past participle of cling"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cling",
          "cling#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "klŭng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klʌŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation",
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-clung.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0b/En-us-clung.ogg/En-us-clung.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/En-us-clung.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klɐŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klʊŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Midlands",
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klʊŋɡ/",
      "note": "without the NG-coalescence",
      "tags": [
        "Midlands",
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kləŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "India"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clung"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ʌŋ",
    "Rhymes:English/ʌŋ/1 syllable"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more clung",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most clung",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "clung"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Shrunken; wasted away."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Shrunken",
          "shrunken#English"
        ],
        [
          "wasted away",
          "waste away"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Shrunken; wasted away."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "klŭng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klʌŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation",
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-clung.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/En-us-clung.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klɐŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klʊŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Midlands",
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klʊŋɡ/",
      "note": "without the NG-coalescence",
      "tags": [
        "Midlands",
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kləŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "India"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clung"
}

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