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English

lingering

verb

Meaning

  1. To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so; to loiter.
  2. To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
  3. (often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.
  4. An act of lingering or waiting.
  5. That which lingers; a remnant.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data