Linger(a.) 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.
Linger(v. t.) To protract; to draw out.
Linger(v. t.) To spend or pass in a lingering manner; -- with out; as, to linger out one's days on a sick bed.
Lingered(imp. & p. p.) of Linger
Lingerer(n.) One who lingers.
Lingering(a.) Delaying.
Lingering(a.) Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as, a lingering disease.
Lingering(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Linger
Lingeringly(adv.) With delay; slowly; tediously.
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