3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Linger \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lingering \Lin"ger*ing\, a.
1. Delaying.
2. Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as a
lingering disease.
To die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering
anguish is generally his folly. --Rambler.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
lingering
adj : continuing for a long time; "a lingering sense of guilt"
[syn: {lingering(a)}]
n : the act of lingering [syn: {tarrying}, {tarriance}]
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