Linger

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  • intransitive verb. To stay in a place or be slow in leaving it, often out of reluctance: synonym: stay.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To continue or persist.
  • intransitive verb. To remain feebly alive for some time before dying.
  • intransitive verb. To proceed slowly; saunter.
  • intransitive verb. To devote considerable time to something, especially in a leisurely fashion.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make long; prolong; protract; delay; put off; defer.
  • To spend in an inactive or tedious manner; drag: with out, and sometimes away.
  • To remain in a place or a state for an unusual, undue, or unexpected length of time; defer action, movement, decision, etc., either from inclination or necessity; hold back; tarry; delay; loiter.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. 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.
  • transitive verb. To protract; to draw out.
  • transitive verb. To spend or pass in a lingering manner; -- with out.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
  • verb. To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
  • verb. To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytical thinking or discussion.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. move to and fro
  • verb. remain present although waning or gradually dying
  • verb. be about
  • verb. take one's time; proceed slowly
  • verb. leave slowly and hesitantly