linger

IPA: ɫˈɪŋgɝ

(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.

Examples of "linger" in Sentences

And letting negative charges linger is always bad.
He lets the word linger for a while and savors a mouthful of his drink.
It was more stressful than fun so I'll take my time and let some titles linger on a bit for those slow times that usually come afterwards.
While the ghosts of Hitler and Stalin linger in the city 's architectural bones, Berlin' s young generation has chosen to transform the past into something liberating.
The shadow of a tree upon any house blesses it, weaving with its cool, hypnotic gestures a soothing quiet; but the place, of all human habitations, where it best loves to linger is a village street.
Europe, moreover, has long memories - and the memory that will linger from the Greek crisis is of a more or less isolated Germany now unwilling to fuel the European integration process in the way it once did.