Lingering

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  • v. Present participle of linger.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Delaying.
  • adj. Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Drawing out in time; remaining long; protracted; dilatory in action: as, a lingering illness; lingering poisons.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of tarrying
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    holdup    delay   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    delaying    protracted    delay   
    Verb Stem
    linger   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    fingering   
     
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