cling

Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.countableuncountable

• Antelope steaks and fried liver to begin on, and venison cutlets with chili con carne and pineapple fritters, and then some sardines and mixed pickles; and top it off with a can of yellow clings and a bottle of beer.

Adherence; attachment; devotion.countableuncountable

• a more tenacious cling to worldly reſpects,

An ornament that clings to a window so as to be seen from outside.countableuncountable

• You can make window clings by using thin transparency sheets, school glue, food coloring, and templates.

To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

• Seaweed clung to the anchor.

To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.

To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.transitive

• I[…] clung my legs as close to his sides as I could.

To cause to dry up or wither.transitive

• If thou speak'st false, / Upon the next tree shalt thou hang alive, / Till famine cling thee.

To dry up or wither.intransitive

• Wood clings.

To be fond of, to feel strongly about and dependent on.figuratively

To produce a high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell.

• The tiny chimes clinged the hours and quarters against his right and Kate's left ear. They counted nine and three-quarters.
• The latter, armed with the most famous tool of their trade — tiny clinging bells — created a small band of untrained orchestra giving their part of the market a festive outlook […]

Imitative of a high-pitched ringing sound.