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    lingering
    /ˈlɪŋɡ(ə)rɪŋ/

    adjective

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  2. uk / ˈlɪŋ.ɡ ə r.ɪŋ / us / ˈlɪŋ.ɡɚ.ɪŋ / Add to word list. lasting a long time: She gave him a long, lingering kiss. She says she stopped seeing him, but I still have lingering doubts. The defeat ends any lingering hopes she might have had of winning the championship. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. continuing for a large amount of time.

  3. 1. : to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry. fans lingered outside the door. 2. a. : to remain existent although often waning in strength, importance, or influence. lingering doubts. lingering odors. b. : to remain alive although gradually dying. was seriously ill, but lingered on for several months. 3.

  4. Linger definition: to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave. See examples of LINGER used in a sentence.

  5. Jul 2, 2024 · the act of tarrying.

  6. 1. To stay in a place or be slow in leaving it, often out of reluctance: Friends lingered at the picnic tables, chatting. See Synonyms at stay 1. 2. a. To continue or persist: a smell that lingered in the air; doubts that lingered in my mind. b. To remain feebly alive for some time before dying. 3.

  7. to take a long time to leave or disappear: After the play had finished, we lingered for a while in the bar hoping to catch sight of the actors. The smell from the fire still lingered days later. It's impossible to forget such horrific events - they linger (on) in the memory forever. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Staying and remaining

  8. Definition of lingering adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. Linger definition: to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave. See examples of LINGER used in a sentence.

  10. lingering. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English lin‧ger‧ing /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/ adjective [ usually before noun] continuing to exist for longer than is usual or desirable lingering doubts/suspicions etc Any lingering hopes of winning the title soon disappeared.

  11. Definition of linger verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.