Definition of linger Linger

/lɪˈŋgɚ/ - [lingger] - lin•ger

We found 13 definitions of linger from 6 different sources.

What does linger mean?

WordNet

Verb lingers, lingering, lingered
linger - take one's time; proceed slowly
		dawdle
		belt along, rush along, pelt along, hotfoot, hie, cannonball along, bucket along, step on it, hasten, race, speed, rush compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"
		move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
		dwell on, linger over delay
linger - remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"
		persist, remain, stay stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
linger - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
		loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, lurk, mill about, mill around
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
		prowl, lurch move about in or as if in a predatory manner; "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town"
linger - leave slowly and hesitantly
		tarry
		go forth, go away, leave leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
linger - move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
		hover
		waffle, hesitate, waver pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"

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Wiktionary

linger (Verb)
To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
linger (Verb)
To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

linger (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.
linger (v. t.)
To protract; to draw out.
linger (v. t.)
To spend or pass in a lingering manner; -- with out; as, to linger out one's days on a sick bed.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

linger
To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

linger
ling′gėr, v.i. to remain long in any state: to loiter.—v.t. (Shak.) to prolong, protract: (with out) to pass in a tedious manner.—n. Ling′erer.—adj. Ling′ering, protracted.—n. a remaining long.—advs. Ling′eringly; Ling′erly (rare). [A.S. lengan, to protract—lang, long.]

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linger, verb, present, 1st person singular of linger (infinitive).
linger, verb (infinitive).

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