Usually means: Hold tightly; reluctant to release.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (cling to)

verb:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cling, to.
verb:  (by extension) To have an intense emotional dependency on (someone).
verb:  (by extension, figurative) To remain by (someone's) side; to refuse to leave the company of.

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