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(Entry 1 of 2)

a physical sticking to as if by glue

for certain types of materials that plastic wrap has very little cling

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unsticking

Synonyms & Antonyms of cling (Entry 2 of 2)

to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion

a dozen magnets clinging to the refrigerator

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loosen

drop,
fall

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stick, adhere, cohere, cling, cleave mean to become closely attached. stick implies attachment by affixing or by being glued together. couldn't get the label to stick adhere is often interchangeable with stick but sometimes implies a growing together. antibodies adhering to a virus cohere suggests a sticking together of parts so that they form a unified mass. eggs will make the mixture cohere cling implies attachment by hanging on with arms or tendrils. clinging to a capsized boat cleave stresses strength of attachment. the wet shirt cleaved to his back