Meaning of LINGER
| Pronunciation: | | 'linggur
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- [v] move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
- [v] leave slowly and hesitantly
- [v] take one's time; proceed slowly
- [v] be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
- [v] remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"
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| | Synonyms: | | dawdle, footle, hang around, hover, lallygag, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, tarry |
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| | Antonyms: | | belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed | | |
| | See Also: | | be, dwell on, go away, go forth, hesitate, leave, linger over, lurch, move, persist, prowl, remain, stay, waffle, waver | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Lin"ger\ (l[i^][ng]"g[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
{Lingered} (-g[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lingering}.] [OE.
lengen to tarry, AS. lengan to prolong, put off, fr. lang
long. [root]125. See {Long}, a.]
To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or
reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be
in suspense; to hesitate.
Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind. --Gray.
Perhaps thou linger'st, in deep thoughts detained.
--Milton.
Syn: To loiter; lag; saunter; delay; tarry; stop; hesitate.
\Lin"ger\, v. t.
1. To protract; to draw out. [Obs.]
She lingers my desires. --Shak.
2. To spend or pass in a lingering manner; -- with out; as,
to linger out one's days on a sick bed. --Dryden.
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| | Related Terms: | | abide, amble, await, bide, bide the issue, carry on, cease not, continue, crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, delay, diddle, dillydally, dither, doodle, drag, drag along, drag on, drift, dwell on, elaborate, endure, fall behind, falter, flag, get behind, go along, go on, goof off, halt, hang about, hang around, hang back, hang on, harp on, hold everything, hold on, hold steady, hold your horses, idle, jog on, keep going, keep on, labor, lag, linger behind, linger on, loiter, lollygag, mark time, mope, mosey, muck, never cease, pause, persevere, persist, piddle, poke, procrastinate, put off, remain, run on, shilly-shally, sit tight, sit up, slog on, stagger on, stay, stay on, stay up, stick around, straggle, stroll, survive, take time, tarry, temporize, trail, trail behind, wait, wait a minute, wait and see, waste time, wear on |
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