Clinged vs Blinged - What's the difference?

clinged | blinged |

As a verb clinged

is past tense of cling.

As an adjective blinged is

showing a great deal of bling bling, or shiny jewelry.

clinged

English

Verb

(head)

(nonstandard) (cling)

cling

English

Noun

(en noun)

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

* 1908 , , Hostages to Momus :

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

* Milton

A more tenacious cling to worldly respects.

Verb

(senseid)To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

Seaweed clung to the anchor.

* Mrs. Hemans

And what hath life for thee / That thou shouldst cling to it thus?

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.

* Jonathan Swift

I clung legs as close to his side as I could.

To cause to dry up or wither.

* Shakespeare

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

(figurative, with preposition to) to be fond of, to feel strongly about

Derived terms

* cling film / clingfilm

References

* * * Notes: English irregular verbs

blinged

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

(slang) Showing a great deal of bling bling, or shiny jewelry

* {{quote-news, year=2009, date=January 24, author=RICHARD OUZOUNIAN, title=A winning Bette, work=Toronto Star citation

, passage=The heavily Botoxed, stylishly black-clad, elegantly blinged women who organized this evening may not want to imitate Bette's style, but they certainly love her sass. }}