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- pronunciation:
- lIng
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
lingers, lingering, lingered |
| definition 1: |
to remain, or to be slow to leave.
A few guests lingered after the party was over.The poor man lingered between life and death for weeks.The smell of her perfume lingered in the air.- synonyms:
- hang around, remain, stay, tarry
- similar words:
- abide, bide, continue, dawdle, loiter, pause, rest
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| definition 2: |
to be slow to end or go out of use.
The disease lingered for months before patients began to recover.Some customs linger beyond their usefulness.- synonyms:
- endure, last, remain
- similar words:
- continue, hang on, persevere, persist, tarry
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| definition 3: |
to remain in the mind or emotions.
Although his explanation was convincing, her suspicions still lingered.Sweet memories of those days linger in his mind even now.- synonyms:
- abide, endure, persist
- similar words:
- continue, remain
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| definition 4: |
to be slow to act or proceed; dawdle; delay.
Stop lingering and get on with your work.- synonyms:
- dawdle, delay, dilly-dally, loaf, poke, procrastinate, tarry
- similar words:
- diddle, goof off, idle, laze, loiter, lollygag, putter, wait
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| related words: |
bide, dally, defer, drag, dwell, last, obtain, procrastinate, stall, stay, trail, wear |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to spend (a period of time) in a slow, lazy manner (usu. fol. by "away" or "out").
We lingered away our vacation.- synonyms:
- dawdle, idle, laze, loaf, lounge
- similar words:
- dally, fritter
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| derivations: |
lingeringly (adv.), lingerer (n.) |
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