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linger
verb
(lin-ger)
take one's time; proceed slowly
Synonyms:
dawdle
,
Antonyms:
rush
,
linger
verb
(lin-ger)
move to and fro
Synonyms:
hover
,
Examples:
The shy student lingered in the corner.
linger
verb
(lin-ger)
be about
Synonyms:
footle
, hang around,
lallygag
,
loaf
,
loiter
,
lollygag
,
lounge
,
lurk
, mess about, mill about, mill around,
tarry
,
linger
verb
(lin-ger)
leave slowly and hesitantly
Synonyms:
tarry
,
linger
verb
(lin-ger)
remain present although waning or gradually dying
Examples:
Her perfume lingered on.
Words Related to
linger
!
lurk
,
hover
,
dawdle
,
loiter
,
tarry
,
dally
,
lollygag
,
lounge
,
loaf
,
footle
,
hang around
,
lallygag
,
mess about
,
mill about
,
mill around
,
persist
,
dwell
,
remain
,
wait
,
exist
,
stay
,
lag
,
drag
,
bide
,
survive
,
subsist
,
awhile
,
present
,
focus
,
examines
,
focuses
,
looks
,
bal
,
subside
,
fade
,
dissipate
,
waft
,
fester
,
percolate
,
seep
,
overlinger
,
loom
,
reverberate
,
haunt
,
wallow
,
roil
,
recede
,
creep
,
abate
,
gnaw
,
clouded
,
disappear
,
meander
,
swirl
,
abound
,
pervade
,
permeate
,
overshadow
,
ruminate
,
reemerge
,
beckon
,
bedevil
,
stirs
,
darken
,
vanish
,
worsen
,
languish
,
smolder
,
wander
,
simmers
,
predominate
,
enshroud
,
endure
,
dampen
,
suffuse
,
exacerbate
,
hang about
,
heighten
,
diminish
,
mar
,
resound
,
intensify
,
nagging
,
erase
,
ponder
,
resurface
,
stewing
,
lasts
,
resonate
,
erupt
,
conjure
,
dwell on
,
evoke
,
muddle
,
tiptoe
,
banish
,
revel
,
drift
,
stumble
,
marinate
,
linger
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