linger

Found in thesaurus: stay, remain, persist, be, go forth, leave, go away, move, hesitate, waver, waffle

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linger
v. stay longer than usual, tarry; delay; persist, remain; be slow in dying; move slowly

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linger

Verb
1. remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"
(hypernym) persist, remain, stay
2. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
(synonym) loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, lurk, mill about, mill around
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) prowl, lurch
(derivation) loiterer, lingerer
3. leave slowly and hesitantly
(synonym) tarry
(hypernym) leave, go forth, go away
4. take one's time; proceed slowly
(synonym) dawdle
(antonym) rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
(hypernym) move
(see-also) dwell on, linger over
5. move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
(synonym) hover
(hypernym) hesitate, waver, waffle


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linger
v. setrvat na/v čem; otálet; zdržovat se

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linger
Czas. długo się unosić; przewlekać pobyt; robić coś bez pośpiechu; zatrzymywać dłużej wzrok/myśli na kimś/czymś