LINGER
\lˈɪŋɡə], \lˈɪŋɡə], \l_ˈɪ_ŋ_ɡ_ə]\
Definitions of LINGER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"
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leave slowly and hesitantly
By Princeton University
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remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"
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leave slowly and hesitantly
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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To protract; to draw out.
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To spend or pass in a lingering manner; - with out; as, to linger out one's days on a sick bed.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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To protract; to draw out.
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To spend or pass in a lingering manner; - with out; as, to linger out one's days on a sick bed.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons