English to English
linger
('l/I//N/g/@/r
)
verb (v)
- remain present although waning or gradually dying(verb.stative)Example:
Her perfume lingered on.
source: wordnet30 - be about(verb.stative)Synonym:
footle, hang around, lallygag, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarrysource: wordnet30 - take one's time; proceed slowly(verb.motion)Synonym:
dawdle
Antonym:
belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on itsource: wordnet30 - To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.(verb)source: webster1913
- To protract; to draw out.(verb)source: webster1913