lingering

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• Lingering — Lin ger*ing, a. 1. Delaying. [1913 Webster] 2. Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as, a lingering disease. [1913 Webster] To die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering anguish is generally his folly. Rambler. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lingering — index chronic, lasting, protracted Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• lingering — lin|ger|ing [ˈlıŋgərıŋ] adj [usually before noun] continuing to exist for longer than usual or desirable lingering doubts/suspicions etc ▪ Any lingering hopes of winning the title soon disappeared. ▪ Mr Wilkins suffered a lingering death .… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Lingering — Linger Lin ger (l[i^][ng] g[ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lingered} (l[i^][ng] g[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lingering}.] [OE. lengen to tarry, AS. lengan to prolong, put off, fr. lang long. [root]125. See {Long}, a.] To delay; to loiter; to remain or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lingering — lin|ger|ing [ lıŋgərıŋ ] adjective lasting for a long time, especially when this is unpleasant or not necessary: lingering doubts/fears She faces a slow lingering death if the cancer isn t treated now …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lingering — adjective slow to finish or disappear: lingering doubts about the need for reform | a lingering death (=slow and often painful) lingeringly adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lingering — adjective 1) lingering doubts Syn: remaining, surviving, persisting, abiding, nagging, niggling 2) a slow, lingering death Syn: protracted, prolonged, long drawn out, long lasting …   Thesaurus of popular words

• lingering — UK [ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ] / US adjective lasting for a long time, especially when this is unpleasant or not necessary lingering doubts/fears She faces a slow lingering death if the cancer isn t treated now …   English dictionary

• lingering — adj. Lingering is used with these nouns: ↑bitterness, ↑death, ↑doubt, ↑guilt, ↑hope, ↑illness, ↑injury, ↑kiss, ↑memory, ↑resentment, ↑scent, ↑smell, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• lingering — [ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ] adj lasting for a long time lingering doubts/fears[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• lingering — linger ► VERB 1) be slow or reluctant to leave. 2) (linger over) spend a long time over. 3) be slow to fade, disappear, or die. DERIVATIVES lingerer noun lingering adjective. ORIGIN from obsolete leng «p …   English terms dictionary