cling to the skirts of (English, verb)
expansion: cling to the skirts of (third-person singular simple present clings to the skirts of, present participle clinging to the skirts of, simple past and past participle clung to the skirts of)
Senses:
glosses: To depend upon and be unwilling to relinquish.
glosses: To be closely associated with or proximate to.
Forms:
form: clings to the skirts of
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: clinging to the skirts of
tags: participle
present
form: clung to the skirts of
tags: participle
past
form: clung to the skirts of
tags: past