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Synonyms for "lingering" in English

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  1. lingering:
  2. linger:

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Detailed Synonyms for lingering in English

lingering:

lingering adj

  1. lingering
    slow; dilatory; lingering; dragging; hesitating; dawdling; wavering
  2. lingering
    lingering; languishing; sickly
  3. lingering
    sluggish; indolent; lazy; dawdling; inert; limp; tardy; passive; languid; dragging; drooping; slow; listless; lingering; shuffling; inactive; slow of understanding

lingering [the ~] nomen

  1. the lingering
    the lingering; the loitering; the dithering; the dawdling
  2. the lingering
    – the act of tarrying 1
    the lingering; the tarriance
    – the act of tarrying 1

Related Words for "lingering":

  • lingerings, lingeringly, linger

Alternate Synonyms for "lingering":


Related Definitions for "lingering":

  1. the act of tarrying1

lingering form of linger:

to linger verb (lingers, lingered, lingering)

  1. to linger
    to stay; to linger; to sojourn; to loiter
    • stay verb (stays, stayed, staying)
    • linger verb (lingers, lingered, lingering)
    • sojourn verb (sojourns, sojourned, sojourning)
    • loiter verb (loiters, loitered, loitering)
  2. to linger
    to linger; to dawdle; to tarry; to loiter; to waffle
    • linger verb (lingers, lingered, lingering)
    • dawdle verb (dawdles, dawdled, dawdling)
    • tarry verb (tarries, tarried, tarrying)
    • loiter verb (loiters, loitered, loitering)
    • waffle verb (waffles, waffled, waffling)
  3. to linger
    to procrastinate; to dawdle; to linger; to retard; to saunter; to tarry; to delay; to put off
    • procrastinate verb (procrastinates, procrastinated, procrastinating)
    • dawdle verb (dawdles, dawdled, dawdling)
    • linger verb (lingers, lingered, lingering)
    • retard verb (retards, retarded, retarding)
    • saunter verb (saunters, sauntered, sauntering)
    • tarry verb (tarries, tarried, tarrying)
    • delay verb (delaies, delayed, delaying)
    • put off verb (puts off, put off, putting off)
  4. to linger
    to hesitate; to doubt; to linger; to waver; to delay; to defer; to brood over; to tarry; to deter
    • hesitate verb (hesitates, hesitated, hesitating)
    • doubt verb (doubts, doubted, doubting)
    • linger verb (lingers, lingered, lingering)
    • waver verb (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • delay verb (delaies, delayed, delaying)
    • defer verb (defers, deferred, deferring)
    • brood over verb (broods over, brooded over, brooding over)
    • tarry verb (tarries, tarried, tarrying)
    • deter verb (deters, deterred, deterring)
  5. to linger
    to linger; to hang around; to hang about
    • linger verb (lingers, lingered, lingering)
    • hang around verb (hangs around, hung around, hanging around)
    • hang about verb (hangs about, hung about, hanging about)
  6. to linger
    – leave slowly and hesitantly 1
    to linger; to tarry
    – leave slowly and hesitantly 1
    • linger verb (lingers, lingered, lingering)
    • tarry verb (tarries, tarried, tarrying)
  7. to linger
    – take one's time; proceed slowly 1
    to linger; to dawdle
    – take one's time; proceed slowly 1
    • linger verb (lingers, lingered, lingering)
    • dawdle verb (dawdles, dawdled, dawdling)
  8. to linger
    – move to and fro 1
    to linger; to hover
    – move to and fro 1
    • linger verb (lingers, lingered, lingering)
      • The shy student lingered in the corner1
    • hover verb (hovers, hovered, hovering)
  9. to linger
    – remain present although waning or gradually dying 1
    to linger
    – remain present although waning or gradually dying 1
    • linger verb (lingers, lingered, lingering)
      • Her perfume lingered on1

Conjugations for linger:

present
  1. linger
  2. linger
  3. lingers
  4. linger
  5. linger
  6. linger
simple past
  1. lingered
  2. lingered
  3. lingered
  4. lingered
  5. lingered
  6. lingered
present perfect
  1. have lingered
  2. have lingered
  3. has lingered
  4. have lingered
  5. have lingered
  6. have lingered
past continuous
  1. was lingering
  2. were lingering
  3. was lingering
  4. were lingering
  5. were lingering
  6. were lingering
future
  1. shall linger
  2. will linger
  3. will linger
  4. shall linger
  5. will linger
  6. will linger
continuous present
  1. am lingering
  2. are lingering
  3. is lingering
  4. are lingering
  5. are lingering
  6. are lingering
subjunctive
  1. be lingered
  2. be lingered
  3. be lingered
  4. be lingered
  5. be lingered
  6. be lingered
diverse
  1. linger!
  2. let's linger!
  5. lingered
  6. lingering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Antonyms for "linger":


Related Definitions for "linger":

  1. leave slowly and hesitantly1
  2. take one's time; proceed slowly1
  3. move to and fro1
    • The shy student lingered in the corner1
  4. remain present although waning or gradually dying1
    • Her perfume lingered on1

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