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clingings

clingings is the plural of clinging.

Meaning of clinging

Noun

clinging (plural clingings)

  1. The act of one who clings.
    • The mind […] ascribes characters to things. It can become attached in the process, the attachment taking such forms as erroneous thoughts and clingings, and the Buddha-nature thereby becomes defiled in the way that the sun may be obscured by clouds or a mirror by dust.2013, Lawrence C. Becker, Charlotte B. Becker, Encyclopedia of Ethics, page 217
    Synonyms:
    attachment

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Questions about clingings

What is clingings the plural of?
Clingings is the plural of clinging.

Words near clingings in the dictionary

  1. clinging to the skirts of
  2. clinging vine
  3. clinging vines
  4. clingingly
  5. clingingness
  6. clingings
  7. Clingman
  8. Clingmans
  9. Clingmans Dome
  10. clings
  11. clings on

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