- LINGER Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of LINGER is to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry How to use linger in a sentence
- LINGER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
After the play had finished, we lingered for a while in the bar hoping to catch sight of the actors The smell from the fire still lingered days later It's impossible to forget such horrific events - they linger (on) in the memory forever
- LINGER Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
LINGER definition: to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave See examples of linger used in a sentence
- LINGER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
to remain alive; continue or persist, although gradually dying, ceasing, disappearing, etc She lingered a few months after the heart attack Such bad habits still linger among the students
- linger verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of linger verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- Linger - definition of linger by The Free Dictionary
1 to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected 2 to remain alive or in use, though with diminishing vitality 3 to dwell in contemplation, thought, or enjoyment: to linger over the painting 4 to be tardy in action; delay 5 to walk slowly
- linger - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
linger (third-person singular simple present lingers, present participle lingering, simple past and past participle lingered) (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so synonyms quotations Synonyms: abide, loiter, tarry; see also Thesaurus: tarry
- linger - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
to be tardy in action; delay; dawdle: to linger in discharging one's duties to walk slowly; saunter along v t to pass (time, life, etc ) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually fol by away or out): We lingered away the whole summer at the beach [Archaic ]to draw out or protract
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