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- Dictionarylingering/ˈlɪŋɡ(ə)rɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. lasting for a long time or slow to end: "there are still some lingering doubts in my mind" Similar Opposite
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continuing for a large amount of time. long He's been gone a long time. prolonged She returned to work after a prolonged illness. lengthy Airline passengers may face lengthy delays during holiday travel.
1. To stay in a place or be slow in leaving it, often out of reluctance: Friends lingered at the picnic tables, chatting. See Synonyms at stay 1. 2. a. To continue or persist: a smell that lingered in the air; doubts that lingered in my mind. b. To remain feebly alive for some time before dying. 3.
1. : to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry. fans lingered outside the door. 2. a. : to remain existent although often waning in strength, importance, or influence. lingering doubts. lingering odors. b. : to remain alive although gradually dying. was seriously ill, but lingered on for several months. 3.
to take a long time to leave or disappear: After the play had finished, we lingered for a while in the bar hoping to catch sight of the actors. The smell from the fire still lingered days later. It's impossible to forget such horrific events - they linger (on) in the memory forever. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Staying and remaining
4 days ago · the act of tarrying.
Definition of lingering adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
lingering. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English lin‧ger‧ing /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/ adjective [ usually before noun] continuing to exist for longer than is usual or desirable lingering doubts/suspicions etc Any lingering hopes of winning the title soon disappeared.
linger. (lɪŋgəʳ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense lingers , present participle lingering , past tense, past participle lingered. 1. verb. When something such as an idea, feeling, or illness lingers, it continues to exist for a long time, often much longer than expected.
to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party. Synonyms: loiter, tarry. to remain alive; continue or persist, although gradually dying, ceasing, disappearing, etc.: She lingered a few months after the heart attack.
With adverb complement (forth, on, out): To draw out, prolong, protract by lingering, tarrying, or dallying. to linger away: to waste (time) by lingering.
