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Meanings of linger in English

Portuguese
permanecer
Catalan
trigar
Spanish
tardar

Be about.

      permanecer
      Catalan
      trigar

      Take one's time; proceed slowly.

          Related terms
          trigar
          Portuguese
          voltear
          Catalan
          voletejar
          Spanish
          rondar

          Move to and fro.

                voltear
                Usage of linger in English
                1
                But the emissions from traffic linger far longer than the traffic itself.
                Radio NZ
                2
                That said; it's a day where misinformation may still linger from yesterday.
                The South African
                3
                She doesn't linger to answer any of the million questions I have.
                Altered
                4
                Weakness for average selling prices is also likely to linger, he said.
                The Irish Times
                5
                Unfortunately, Bodach and the surrounding territories are not good places to linger.
                The seeker
                6
                Well, old superstitions still linger on in the East, especially in China.
                The Dawn of All
                7
                Fear, mistrust linger in Ferguson despite reform efforts by police FERGUSON, Mo.
                Reuters
                8
                They must linger on in London, till the grave their sorrows hide.
                Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, July 23, 1892
                9
                Did they linger on him a moment longer than on anyone else?
                To the blight: the eye of the world
                10
                Driver Liang Hengshun said he preferred not to linger in North Korea.
                Reuters
                11
                Julie followed his gaze and let her own linger for a moment.
                Hunter's moon: a novel
                12
                He could linger for days, the Zelandoni of the Ninth Cave said.
                The Land of Painted Caves
                13
                Don't stay here, don't linger a moment longer than you have to.
                Crucifixion river
                14
                They seem to linger as hungry thoughts long after Christmas has passed.
                The Irish Times
                15
                Silver suckers and ruby mullets still linger in the inlets and valley-streams.
                Summerfield / or, Life on a Farm
                16
                I let my gaze linger over the strong curves of his body.
                A kiss of shadows
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                Translations for linger
                Linger through the time
                Linger across language varieties
                United Kingdom
                Common
                Ireland
                Common
                United States of America
                Common