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lingers
verb
(lin-ger)
take one's time; proceed slowly
Synonyms:
dawdle
,
Antonyms:
rush
,
lingers
verb
(lin-ger)
move to and fro
Synonyms:
hover
,
Examples:
The shy student lingered in the corner.
lingers
verb
(lin-ger)
be about
Synonyms:
footle
, hang around,
lallygag
,
loaf
,
loiter
,
lollygag
,
lounge
,
lurk
, mess about, mill about, mill around,
tarry
,
lingers
verb
(lin-ger)
leave slowly and hesitantly
Synonyms:
tarry
,
lingers
verb
(lin-ger)
remain present although waning or gradually dying
Examples:
Her perfume lingered on.
Words Related to
lingers
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lurk
,
hover
,
dawdle
,
loiter
,
tarry
,
dally
,
lollygag
,
lounge
,
loaf
,
footle
,
hang around
,
lallygag
,
mess about
,
mill about
,
mill around
,
persists
,
endures
,
remains
,
exists
,
stays
,
continues
,
lags
,
subsists
,
festers
,
stirs
,
fades
,
hovers
,
simmers
,
hangs
,
lurks
,
evokes
,
looms
,
smolders
,
haunts
,
darkens
,
recedes
,
permeates
,
reverberates
,
pervades
,
vanishes
,
prevails
,
provokes
,
clouded
,
creeps
,
drags
,
revives
,
dissipates
,
conjures
,
sours
,
clings
,
settles
,
deepens
,
seethes
,
intensifies
,
disappears
,
eases
,
abates
,
kindles
,
engulfs
,
evaporates
,
heightens
,
erases
,
elicits
,
smoulders
,
overshadows
,
gnaws
,
roils
,
wafts
,
dampens
,
staggers
,
ignites
,
leaves
,
fizzles
,
envelops
,
arouses
,
shrouded
,
rouses
,
thickens
,
reappears
,
dwells
,
quells
,
softens
,
seeps
,
dulls
,
clears
,
taints
,
suffuse
,
lasts
,
wanes
,
subsides
,
crystallizes
,
blackens
,
rages
,
muddles
,
erupts
,
eludes
,
surrounds
,
emerges
,
spawns
,
abounds
,
lingers
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