Synonyms for Lingering

Synonyms for "lingering" (123 found)

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Closest matches (25)

Noun(6 words)

aftereffect continuation delay doubt enduring evocative

backward booming chronic continuation dalliance dallying dawdling delaying dilatoriness dilatory dillydallyingdolce far nientedragged outdraggingdrawn outdrawn-out easygoing echoic echoing

Strong matches (37)

extended extensionfoot draggingfoot-dragginggoofing offgradual growling idling interminable lackadaisical lag laggard lagging languishing lasting lax lazing lazy lengthened lengthening

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loafing loitering lolling lollygagging longlong windedlong-continuing long-drawnlong-drawn-outlong-pending

Noun(6 words)

gnawinghang aroundhaunt holdover impressionlong lasting

Adjective(1 words)

hungover

Related words (61)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

12 entries

beliefcognitive statecondition continue delaydescriptive adjectiveholdupmental conditionpersist phenomenon state wait

More specific

18 entries

aftereffect aftertaste echoenduring traitevoked memorylasting memorylingering doubtlingering impressionlingering memorylingering suspicionlong lasting effectpersistent conditionpervasive impressionremnant residueretained memory

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Collocations

9 entries

lingering doubtlingering doubtslingering effectlingering effectslingering memorylingering odorlingering presencelingering questionlingering scent

Inflections

5 entries

lingered lingerings lingsersmore lingeringmost lingering

Derivations

5 entries

linger lingerer lingeringly lingeringness tarriance

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

What are you lingering for? Hurry up and go.

Source: tatoeba (2238868)

The smell of last night's dinner was still lingering in the kitchen.

Source: tatoeba (3220477)

Ever drifting down the stream — Lingering in the golden gleam — Life, what is it but a dream?

Source: tatoeba (5233619)

Tell a story which illustrates perfectly your power sound bite and which will leave a lingering memory for the audience to think about.

Source: tatoeba (6608090)

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Lingering