Verb: linger ling-gu(r)- Remain present although waning or gradually dying
"Her perfume lingered on" - Spend time in one place doing little or wasting time
"The high school students like to linger in the Central Square"; - loiter, lounge, footle [informal], lollygag [N. Amer, informal], loaf [informal], lallygag [N. Amer, informal], hang around, mess about, tarry, lurk, mill about, mill around, dilly-dally [informal], dillydally [informal], mooch [Brit, informal] - Leave slowly and hesitantly
- tarry - Take one's time; proceed slowly
- dawdle - To hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time
"The shy student lingered in the corner"; - hover
Derived forms: lingering, lingers, lingered See also: dwell on Type of: balk, baulk [Brit], be, go away, go forth, hesitate, leave, move, off [informal], persist, remain, stay, waffle [N. Amer, informal], waver Antonym: rush along Encyclopedia: Linger, Luxembourg |