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Meaning of linger
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
linger
v 1: remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her
perfume lingered on"
2: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the
Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the
department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle}, {lollygag},
{loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry},
{linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}]
3: leave slowly and hesitantly [syn: {tarry}, {linger}]
4: take one's time; proceed slowly [syn: {linger}, {dawdle}]
[ant: {belt along}, {bucket along}, {cannonball along},
{hasten}, {hie}, {hotfoot}, {pelt along}, {race}, {rush},
{rush along}, {speed}, {step on it}]
5: move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
[syn: {hover}, {linger}]
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