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Verb: linger over
  1. Think about, discuss, or consider something for a prolonged period; remain focused on or emphasize a particular subject or point
    "He linger overd the implications of the new policy";
    - dwell on

Derived forms: lingers over, lingering over, lingered over

See also: dawdle

Type of: balk, baulk [Brit], hesitate, waffle [N. Amer, informal], waver