| VERB | stative | linger | remain present although waning or gradually dying |
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| stative | linger, loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, lurk, mill about, mill around | be about | |
| motion | linger, tarry | leave slowly and hesitantly | |
| motion | linger, dawdle | take one's time | |
| stative | linger, hover | move to and fro |
| Sounds | lih'nger; lih'ngger | |
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| Rhymes | banger ... zinger: 28 rhymes with nger... | |
| agar ... younger: 63 rhymes with ger... | ||
| Meaning | Remain present although waning or gradually dying. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "Her perfume lingered on" | |
| Broader | persist, remain, stay | Stay behind |
| Spanish | permanecer | |
| Catalan | perviure | |
| Meaning | Be about. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, lurk, mill about, mill around | |
| Narrower | prowl, lurch | loiter about, with no apparent aim |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | acechar, dar vueltas, demorarse, entretenerse, holgazanear, merodear, perder el tiempo, permanecer, pulular, quedarse, vagar | |
| Catalan | demorar-se, dropejar, entretenir-se, gandulejar, pul·lular, voltar | |
| Nouns | lingerer | someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place |
| Meaning | Leave slowly and hesitantly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | tarry | |
| Broader | leave, go forth, go away | go away from a place |
| Spanish | demorarse, quedarse atrás, tardar | |
| Catalan | demorar-se, demorar, endarrerir-se, retardar, trigar | |
| Meaning | Take one's time; proceed slowly. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | dawdle | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| See also | linger over | delay |
| Opposite | rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it | Move fast |
| Spanish | demorarse | |
| Catalan | anar a poc a poc, demorar-se, demorar, persistir, retardar, trigar | |
| Meaning | Move to and fro. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The shy student lingered in the corner" | |
| Synonym | hover | |
| Broader | hesitate, waver, waffle | pause or hold back in uncertainty / uncertainty or unwillingness |
| Spanish | revolotear, rondar | |
| Catalan | flotar, oronejar, surar, voletejar | |
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