Linger

/ˈlɪŋɡɚ/

Synonyms for "linger" (180 found)

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Closest matches (36)

Verb(8 words)

dawdle loiter tarry bided clung dangle delay dragged

abide amble await bidebide the issuecarry oncease notcontinue crawl creep dally dawdle delay diddle dilly dillydally dither doodle dragdrag along

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drag on

Noun(6 words)

aftertastesanimal remainsbiding contrails dallier dawdling

Adjective(1 words)

ancient remains

Strong matches (54)

driftdwell onelaborate endurefall behindfalter flagget behindgo alonggo ongo on and ongoof offhalt hanghang abouthang aroundhang backhang onharp onhold everything

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hold onhold steadyhold your horsesidlejog onkeep goingkeep onlabor laglag behindlinger behindlinger onloiter lollygag

Verb(16 words)

endure fester fica ficar footlehang aroundhesitate hover hovered lallygag languished lingered loaf loitered loiters lollygag

Noun(4 words)

haunt haunts hovering loitering

Related words (90)

Verb(33 words)

lollygagged lounge lurkmess aboutmill aboutmill aroundoutlasted outstay outstayed outstays overstayed overstays persist persisting ponder rankle rankles remain remainedremains a mystery

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resound reverberates stall staystay after classstay after hoursstay aroundstop stuck tarried tarries tarriest waited

Adjective(2 words)

long stintremaining

mark timemope mosey muck mullnever ceasepause persevere persist piddle poke procrastinateput offremainrun onsauntershilly shallyshilly-shallysit tightsit up

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slog onsojournstagger onstaystay onstay upstickstick aroundstraggle stroll survivetake timetarry temporize time trailtrail behindwaitwait a minutewait and seewaste timewear on

Noun(12 words)

maya remainsmooching outstaying remainsremains of the buildingsojournstay behindstaying sustaining tarrying waite waiting

Determiner(1 words)

some remain

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6 relation types

More general

19 entries

action behavior continuationdecision makinggo awaygo forthhesitate leave move persist remain staystay putstickstick aroundverb

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More specific

10 entries

dawdling deliberation effect hesitation impression loitering memory procrastination scent tarrying

Collocations

6 entries

linger aroundlinger behindlinger for a momentlinger inlinger onlingering scent

Inflections

3 entries

lingered lingering lingers

Derivations

2 entries

lingerer lingering

Antonyms

1 entries

rush

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Fadil didn't linger in the area.

Source: tatoeba (5871900)

I think I'll just linger awhile.

Source: tatoeba (6577062)

"But linger thou, nor count thy lingering vain, / though comrades chide, and breezes woo the fleet. / Approach the prophetess; with prayer unchain / her voice to speak."

Source: tatoeba (7144744)

Make haste, and go ye up to my father, and say to him: Thus saith thy son Joseph: God hath made me lord of the whole land of Egypt; come down to me, linger not.

Source: tatoeba (7899855)

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