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lin·ger
\ˈliŋgə(r)\ verb
(lingered ; lingered ; lingering \-g(ə)riŋ\ ; lingers)
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) lengeren to dwell, freq. of lengen to tarry, prolong, from Old English lengan to prolong; akin to Old High German lengen to make long, Old Norse lengja; causative from the root of English long (I)
intransitive verb
1. : to remain or wait long : be slow in parting or in quitting something : delay, loiter, tarry
2.
a. : to remain alive although suffering or gradually dying
< would not have thee linger in thy pain — Shakespeare >
< the old man lingered several months after his stroke >
b. : to remain existent though waning in strength, importance, or influence
< winter lingered >
< old customs linger >
3. : to be slow to act : procrastinate, dawdle, hesitate
< charged that he lingered in settling the estate to increase his fees >
4. : to move slowly : saunter
< lingering homeward >
5. now dialect England : long, hanker — usually used with after
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to put off : postpone, defer
2. obsolete : to make extended : protract, prolong
3. : to spend or pass (as a period of time) slowly and often in suffering or distress — often used with out
< lingered out several more years >
Synonyms: see stay |