meaning of linger
1. 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.
2. To protract; to draw out.
3. To spend or pass in a lingering manner; -- with out; as, to linger out ones days on a sick bed.
4. leave slowly and hesitantly
Related Words
linger | linger over | lingered | lingerer | lingerie | lingering | lingeringly |
