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Meaning of "clinging vine" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLINGING VINE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLINGING VINE

noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clinging vine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLINGING VINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of clinging vine in the English dictionary

The definition of clinging vine in the dictionary is a woman who displays excessive emotional dependence on a man.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLINGING VINE

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clinging
clingingly
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clinic
clinical
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clinical governance
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WORDS THAT END LIKE CLINGING VINE

alvine
avine
balloon vine
bovine
cross vine
cypress vine
Devine
divine
grapevine
Irvine
kangaroo vine
lawyer vine
matrimony vine
nervine
puncture vine
ravine
riboflavine
the divine
trumpet vine
vine

Synonyms and antonyms of clinging vine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clinging vine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLINGING VINE

Find out the translation of clinging vine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clinging vine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clinging vine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

抓着藤蔓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enredadera
570 millions of speakers

English

clinging vine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पकड़ बेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التشبث كرمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

цепляясь лоза
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

agarrados videira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চিবুক দ্রাক্ষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vigne s´accroche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melekat anggur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Festhalten Reben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

まとわりつくつる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

집착 포도 나무
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Clinging vine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bám cây nho
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திராட்சை பிடிக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिपळूण द्राक्षांचा वेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yapışkan asma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vite aggrappato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przywiązanie winorośli
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чіпляючись лоза
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

agățându-se de viță de vie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσκόλληση αμπέλου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klou wingerdstok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klängande vinstockar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klamrer vintreet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clinging vine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLINGING VINE»

The term «clinging vine» is normally little used and occupies the 146.710 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLINGING VINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clinging vine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLINGING VINE»

Discover the use of clinging vine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clinging vine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Clinging Vine
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Rachel Baker Gale, 2010
2
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Landscape and Urban Planning: ...
▻self-clinging vine with adhesive pads [US]/self-clinging vine with adhesive disks [UK]. vine [n] with hooked arching stems [US] bot. ▻scandent plant. 6795 vineyard [n] agr. (Grapevine plantation, usually on terraced slopes); syn. winery [ n] ...
Klaus-Jürgen Evert, 2010
3
Dreams, Symbols, and Homeopathy: Archetypal Dimensions of ...
The clinging nature of the vine is symbolized in the contemporary expression " clinging vine," meaning an overly dependent person. Critical of dependency, this metaphor for a climbing vine no longer indicates the warm cozy feeling in the old  ...
Jane Cicchetti, 2003
4
American Women: A Story of Social Change
Favored was the symbolism of the sturdy oak, representing male virility, and the clinging vine, indicating feminine delicacy; during adversity the clinging vine supported the injured oak. Or the symbols might be the oak and the alpine flower,  ...
Robert Edgar Riegel, 1970
5
Ministry Burnout
They will positively refuse to stand on their own two feet, for if they did so they would have to give up their Clinging Vine attitude and pull their own oar in life. The Clinging Vine differs from the person who lacks vitality because the latter seems ...
John A. Sanford, 1992
6
My Poetry Through the Years: 1963-2005
The clinging vine—sometimes I want to cut it down. Sometimes I want to destroy its memories which it radiates nightly. The moon is full. My face hath scars and wrinkles which project time's flight upon my heart. God, give courage to let the vine ...
William Furr, 2010
7
Pansegrouw's Crossword Dictionary
... embracing, grasping, hugging, sticking, tenacious clinging fish remora clinging plant ivy clinging sea mollusc limpet clinging seed-vessel bur(r) clinging vine ivy cling to adhere, hold, hug cling together cohere clinical analytic, business-like, ...
Louisa Pansegrouw, 1994
8
More Than Murder
You said you liked that I used my mind, You said you liked that I used my mind, You said you liked that I used my mind, You said you liked that I used my mind, Made my decisions; wasn't a clinging vine. Made my decisions; wasn't a clinging  ...
Marilyn Ann [Foran] Ellsworth
9
Bruno Sees the Light
It was not that the poem had not spoken to him. He wondered if it was meant to convey the encouragement to him that he had taken from her directing it to his attention. “I have a hard time thinking of you as a clinging vine.,” Paul said. “ Maybe ...
Poe Iannie, 2002
10
Managerial Accounting
The Clinging Vine Café is considering the purchase of a new dishwashing machine. This machine will cost $60,000 now. When sold as scrap at the end of three years, it will fetch $3,000. Alternatively, the café can continue hiring college  ...
Ramji Balakrishnan, Konduru Sivaramakrishnan, Geoff Sprinkle, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLINGING VINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clinging vine is used in the context of the following news items.
1
At Florida Confederate memorial, giant flag still flies, defiantly so
He checked a clinging vine with white flowers. That's Confederate jasmine, he said, which was struggling to thrive. Twitter: @mollyhf. Copyright ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
2
On Your Table: Celebrate National Gardening Month
Peas are a clinging vine, so be sure to provide a trellis, a teepee of sticks or some other kind of support. Snow peas have edible pods but kids ... «The Unionville Times, May 15»
3
Looking at Female Superheroes with Ten-Year-Old Boys
There was Miss She-Wolf, Miss Bashful, Miss Clinging Vine, Miss Pixie, Miss Wrong Number, and Miss Paddy-Whack, who liked to be spanked. «The New Yorker, May 15»
4
Learn to go with the flow
If you have ever had a partner who was a fearful, clinging vine, their sense of possessiveness can make one feel claustrophobic. Fear puts the ... «The Star Online, Apr 15»
5
Video Premiere: Pieta Brown Presents 'Flowers of Love' for …
... phrases and notes that magically sprout into beautiful songs, slowly climbing like a clinging vine until they wrap around your heart and refuse ... «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
6
Fatal Attractions: The Sordid History of Sexy Stalker Movies
... character in 'Play Misty for Me' is a clinging vine, albeit one who feels she has a right to hang off of Eastwood's Dave Garver. After learning ... «ScreenCrush, Jan 15»
7
EXCLUSIVE! Will Newly Engaged Sofia Vergara & Joe Manganiello …
So she needs a patient man who doesn't mind a thoughtful and considerate woman one day, vixen the next and a clinging vine another day. «PerezHilton.com, Jan 15»
8
Film expert: Women in old movies often defied convention
“In 'Clinging Vine' (1926), you'd think she's a man, but she wears a full length skirt. She needs feminizing,” said O'Connor. “She often ... «Times Herald-Record, Oct 14»
9
Plants That Say 'Autumn'
This self-clinging vine turns rich red in fall. Covers a lot of area fast. 5. Chinese Pistache — Pistaches provide a wonderful, umbrella-shaped ... «Newport Beach Independent Newspaper, Sep 14»
10
Deciphering the Kristen Stewart Phenomenon
If Bella falls into a gender stereotype, it's not Clinging Vine; it's White Knight. She just has enough grace—gallantry, too—never to throw in her ... «Elle, Aug 14»

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