linger

Definition of linger in English English dictionary: To stay or remain
I like to linger in my garden after I have finished working there.; {v} to droop, loiter, hesitate, protract; {f} stay longer than usual, tarry; delay; persist, remain; be slow in dying; move slowly; leave slowly and hesitantly; 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; remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"; If you linger somewhere, you stay there for a longer time than is necessary, for example because you are enjoying yourself. Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until around midnight It is a dreary little town where few would choose to linger; When something such as an idea, feeling, or illness lingers, it continues to exist for a long time, often much longer than expected. The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room He was ashamed. That feeling lingered, and he was never comfortable in church after that He would rather be killed in a race than die a lingering death in hospital; To spend or pass in a lingering manner; with out; as, to linger out one's days on a sick bed; To protract; to draw out; take one's time; proceed slowly remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on; move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"; take one's time; proceed slowly; be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
linger on: Be slow to disappear or die
linger over: Spend a long time over
lingered: Simple past tense and past participle of linger
lingerer: Agent noun of linger; one who lingers
lingeringly: In a lingering manner, persistingly, tending to remain
lingeringly: {a} tediously, slowly, with delay
lingered: past of linger
lingerer: One who lingers
lingerer: {i} person who is reluctant to leave; person who delays, dawdler; person who prolongs
lingering: Used to describe the flavour and persistence of flavour in a wine after tasting When the aftertaste remains on the palate for several seconds, it is said to be lingering
lingering: Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as, a lingering disease
lingering: {s} continuous, prolonged(especially of an illness); enduring, persisting, remaining alive; remaining in one place; meditating, contemplating; walking slowly
lingering: Used to describe the flavor and persistence of flavor in a wine after tasting When the aftertaste remains on the palate for several seconds, it is said to be lingering
lingering: The aftertaste of a wine If it lasts for a decent length of time it is said to be lingering
lingering: the act of tarrying
lingering: Delaying
lingering: continuing to exist for longer than usual or desirable lingering doubts/suspicions etc
lingering: continuing for a long time; "a lingering sense of guilt"
lingeringly: With delay; slowly; tediously
lingeringly: in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way; "her voice was swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly" -Rossetti
lingeringly: in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way; "her voice was swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly"
lingeringly: -Rossetti
lingeringly: in a lingering manner
lingers: third-person singular of linger