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lingering

 
Adjective lingering has 1 sense
  1. lingering - continuing for a long time; "a lingering sense of guilt"
    Antonym:
    forgettable (indirect, via unforgettable)
Noun lingering has 1 sense
  1. tarriance, lingering - the act of tarrying
    --1 is a kind of delay, holdup
Verb linger has 5 senses
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. tarry, linger - leave slowly and hesitantly
    --3 is one way to leave, go forth, go away
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  4. 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
  5. 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
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