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- pronunciation:
- lIng
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verb |
| inflections: |
lingers, lingering, lingered |
| definition: |
If you linger, you don't leave quickly. You stay for some time, maybe even after other people have already left.
A few guests lingered after the party was over.Mr. Robbins was in no hurry to go home, and he lingered in the park until after it got dark.The smell of smoke lingered in the air for days.- synonyms:
- remain, stay
- similar words:
- continue, rest
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| related words: |
drag, last, stall, stay, trail |
| derivations: |
lingeringly (adv.), lingerer (n.) |
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