cling to
English edit
Verb edit
cling to (third-person singular simple present clings to, present participle clinging to, simple past and past participle clung to)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cling, to.
- (by extension) To have an intense emotional dependency on (someone).
- (by extension, figurative) To remain by (someone's) side; to refuse to leave the company of.