cling film
A plastic film that is so light and thin that it clings to any object about which it…A plastic film (originally polyvinylidene chloride but now polyethylene) that is so light and thin that it clings to any object about which it is wrapped; used to cover and preserve foodstuffs etc.
» Cling film is made from polyethylene.
Meaning
1 senses(Philippines, UK, countable, rare, uncountable)A plastic film (originally polyvinylidene chloride but now polyethylene) that is so light and thin that it clings to any object about which it is wrapped; used to cover and preserve foodstuffs etc.
- a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food
Examples
4 sentencesCling film is made from polyethylene.
Tinfoil is more expensive than cling film.
deAlufolie ist teurer als Frischhaltefolie.
I have to wrap my sister's dinner in cling film.
deIch muss das Abendessen meiner Schwester in Frischhaltefolie einwickeln.
I've got to wrap my sister's dinner in cling film.
deIch muss das Abendessen meiner Schwester in Frischhaltefolie einwickeln.
Forms
plural: cling filmsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food:clingfilmSaran Wrap
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable