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Verb linger has 5 senses

linger - remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"
--₁ is one way to persist, remain, stay
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
--₂ is one way to be

Derived form: noun lingerer₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
tarry, linger - leave slowly and hesitantly
--₃ is one way to leave, go forth, go away
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
linger, dawdle - take one's time; proceed slowly
--₄ is one way to move
Antonyms: rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
hover, linger - move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
--₅ is one way to hesitate, waver, waffle
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP