Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lingering"

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) 1.7 (wn)

lingering
adj : continuing for a long time; "a lingering sense of guilt"
[syn: {lingering(a)}]
n : the act of tarrying [syn: {tarriance}]


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