How to Pronounce "cling on to"
expression
KLING-ON-too, KLING-ON-tuh, KLING-ON-tih
KLING-ON-too
Definition
To hold tightly to something, either physically or emotionally, and not want to let it go.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkɫɪŋ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ
British English
klˈɪŋ/ /ˈɒn/ /tˈuː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KLING-ON-too, KLING-ON-tuh, KLING-ON-tih
UK
KLING-ON-too
Listen in Context
The child clung on to his mother's hand tightly.
She tried to cling on to the rope to avoid falling.
Many people cling on to old memories.
He's still clinging on to the hope that she'll come back.