linger
IPA: ɫˈɪŋgɝ
noun
- A surname.
verb
- (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
- (intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
- (intransitive, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.
Advertisement
Examples of "linger" in Sentences
- Yet the memory still lingers.
- It lingers in the mouth and body.
- The lingering finish of a wine will lengthen.
- The spirit of the team was strong enough to linger.
- The speech generated lingering bitterness and tension.
- They linger in the boreal zone to complete their molt.
- I know of their lingering animosity, and the basis for it.
- Although the checkuser was inconclusive, the suspicion lingered.
- They die, too, but the voice and the magic and the melody linger on.
- The earlier you go in time, the infrastructure of the city lingers on.
Advertisement
Advertisement