[
US
/ˈɫɪŋɝ, ˈɫɪŋɡɝ/
]
[ UK /lˈɪŋɡɐ/ ]
[ UK /lˈɪŋɡɐ/ ]
VERB
- leave slowly and hesitantly
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be about
The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
Who is this man that is hanging around the department? -
move to and fro
The shy student lingered in the corner - take one's time; proceed slowly
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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.