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lingeringly
lin·ger L0185300 (lĭng′gər)intr.v. lin·gered, lin·ger·ing, lin·gers 1. To stay in a place or be slow in leaving it, often out of reluctance: Friends lingered at the picnic tables, chatting. See Synonyms at stay1.2. a. To continue or persist: a smell that lingered in the air; doubts that lingered in my mind.b. To remain feebly alive for some time before dying.3. To proceed slowly; saunter: "the careless grace and dignity with which she lingered along the garden path" (Henry James).4. To devote considerable time to something, especially in a leisurely fashion: We lingered over the question for an hour.
[Middle English lengeren, frequentative of lengen, to prolong, from Old English lengan; see del- in Indo-European roots.]
lin′ger·er n.lin′ger·ing·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | lingeringly - in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way; "her voice was swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly" -Rossettiprotractedly |
IdiomsSeelingerlingeringly
Synonyms for lingeringlyadv in a slow, leisurely or prolonged waySynonyms |