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linger
[ling-ger]
verb (used without object)
to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave.
We lingered awhile after the party.
Synonyms: ,to remain alive; continue or persist, although gradually dying, ceasing, disappearing, etc..
She lingered a few months after the heart attack. Such practices still linger among the older natives.
to dwell in contemplation, thought, or enjoyment.
to linger over the beauty of a painting.
to be tardy in action; delay; dawdle.
to linger in discharging one's duties.
Synonyms:to walk slowly; saunter along.
Synonyms:
verb (used with object)
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away orout ).
We lingered away the whole summer at the beach.
Archaic.to draw out or protract.
linger
/ ˈɪŋɡə /
verb
to delay or prolong departure
to go in a slow or leisurely manner; saunter
to remain just alive for some time prior to death
to persist or continue, esp in the mind
to be slow to act; dither; procrastinate
Other Word Forms
- lingerer noun
- lingeringly adverb
- outlinger verb (used with object)
- overlinger verb (used without object)
- unlingering adjective
- ˈԲԲ adverb
- ˈԲ noun
- ˈԲԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of linger1
Example Sentences
"It's been lingering for the last few weeks, and I have had back issues before," she said.
Because of these lingering gender norms, the barrier for dads to seek support can be high.
Still, Snell said after two months of lingering shoulder pain earlier this year, the breakthrough he has experienced in the last two weeks has renewed his confidence about how he’ll perform when he returns.
Indeed, whatever tensions lingered from October had been replaced over the first two months of this season.
"It lingers in the air for somewhere around two to three weeks," she tells me when I go to visit in her home on Dartmoor in the south-west of England.
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