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linger
verb [I] /ˈlɪŋ.ɡər/
/-ɡɚ/ Definition
C2 to take a long time to leave or disappear: 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.Staying and remainingWaiting lingerer
/-ər/
/-ɚ/ noun [C] Staying and remainingWaiting
/-ɚ/ noun [C] Staying and remainingWaiting (Definition of linger verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- halt noun
- hang verb (STAY)
- keep to somewhere phrasal verb
- leftover adjective
- outstay verb
- residual adjective
- rest noun (STOP)
- rest verb (REMAIN)
- sit tight idiom
- sojourn noun
- stand verb (PLACE)
- stay behind phrasal verb
- stay in phrasal verb
- stick around phrasal verb
- stop in phrasal verb
- stop verb (STAY)
- tarry verb
- vestigial adjective
- wait behind phrasal verb
- wait verb
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