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[ US /ˈɫɪŋɝ, ˈɫɪŋɡɝ/ ]
[ UK /lˈɪŋɡɐ/ ]
VERB
  1. leave slowly and hesitantly
  2. be about
    The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
    Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
  3. move to and fro
    The shy student lingered in the corner
  4. take one's time; proceed slowly
  5. remain present although waning or gradually dying
    Her perfume lingered on

How To Use linger In A Sentence

  • Fans of bibliographies will no doubt linger over page 5 of the guidebook which lists the 17 bibliographies published by the library itself.
  • It is also shifting plenty of feminine, lacy lingerie, in the kind of bright colours that go well with a sun tan.
  • The kings of the heartogram didn't fail to impress, with a diverse crowd gathered, including everyone from young punks to soccer moms and even a haggard old bat dancing around in lingerie.
  • Her wrists were bound together with rope, and so were her ankles, her neck open to the air and the world, and her entire body was in a guillotine, the blade lingering high above.
  • The lingering theory is credible because it is hard to imagine that the restaurant business in most cities and towns is anything but competitive. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice
  • Saxby Bridge has enthusiastically marketed all sorts of tax effective schemes involving things like tea trees, macadamias, wine and even online lingerie.
  • As well as knitwear, accessories, bags and jewellery in the womenswear department, the store also offers lingerie and sleepwear to suit all mums.
  • The delicate cycle, which uses a slower and gentler spin intensity, is for laundering lingerie, stockings and other garments that are normally handwashed.
  • He stared at her, his grey eyes lingering on her lips.
  • Her walls are papered with postcards and record covers, while lingerie, feather boas and a plastic blow-up doll hang from the ceiling.
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