Linger
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English
Verb
Linger (third-person singular simple present Lingers, present participle Lingering, simple past and past participle Lingered)
- (intransitive) To stay or remain.
- I like to linger in my garden after I have finished working there.
Derived terms
Adverbs for Linger
tenderly; affectionately; vaguely; monotonously; boringly; obtrusively; wearily; confusedly; regretfully; perilously; idly; irresolutely; indecisively.
Thesaurus
abide, amble, await, bide, bide the issue, carry on, cease not, continue, crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, delay, diddle, dillydally, dither, doodle, drag, drag along, drag on, drift, dwell on, elaborate, endure, fall behind, falter, flag, get behind, go along, go on, goof off, halt, hang about, hang around, hang back, hang on, harp on, hold everything, hold on, hold steady, hold your horses, idle, jog on, keep going, keep on, labor, lag, linger behind, linger on, loiter, lollygag, mark time, mope, mosey, muck, never cease, pause, persevere, persist, piddle, poke, procrastinate, put off, remain, run on, shilly-shally, sit tight, sit up, slog on, stagger on, stay, stay on, stay up, stick around, straggle, stroll, survive, take time, tarry, temporize, trail, trail behind, wait, wait a minute, wait and see, waste time, wear on
Etymology
leng "to lengthen, delay" (11-16 centuries), from Old English lengan, probably of Indo-European origin (cognates include persian لنگ)
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪŋɡə(r)
Translations
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French
Noun
Linger m. (plural Lingers; feminine lingère, plural lingères)
Etymology
From linge (with elision of -i- after palatal).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /lɛ̃ʒe/
