Cling

i. ( imp. and pp. CLUNG.) [Swed. and Goth. klang a, to climb, grasp, lay hold on.] ( Cling, from A. S. cling an, to wither, is obsolete.) To hang upon by turning round; to adhere closely; to stick to; to hold fast round; to infold; to embrace. "As two spent swimmers that do tling together."- Shaks. ( Med .) The influence of climate on the human life is -To adhere or attach closely to, as by interest or affec"Most popular he is grown. how the rout cling to him!" now so universally allowed, that it is quite unnece ary for us to say a word respecting its beneficial action on tion; as, to cling to old traditions. the animal economy; the benefit resulting from the Ben Jonson. change from a cold, humid atmosphere, to a warm, dry -v. a. To cause to closely and firmly adhere, as by twin one, is also as well understood, and as marked in its effects, as a change of treatment from an ignorant to a scientific system is satisfactory and apparent. The influence exercised on the respiratory organs and the skin bya bland atmosphere is not only immediate, but apparent-not merely confined to those organs, but, by the improved condition of the blood, resulting from such a change, reciprocating the benefit acquired on the brain, ing round or embracing.