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Meanings of linger about in English

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Usage of linger about in English
1
In my thoughts, God knows how often I linger about that spot.
Young Lion of the Woods / Or, A Story of Early Colonial Days
2
He will not be likely to linger about here after making the attempt.
Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest; Or, The Indian Girl Star o...
3
They wanted to linger about Pani, but the throng kept increasing.
A Little Girl in Old Detroit
4
Questions linger about the management of pests which target Totara.
Radio NZ
5
The next day they continued to linger about the camp.
The Great Salt Lake Trail
6
These remembrances will linger about the heart as long as it throbs with life.
A Biographical Sketch of the Life and Character of Joseph Charle...
7
Not if they come within range of the cannon or linger about a bomb.
As It Was in the Beginning
8
The hope was to linger about it until sunset, for its colors, lights, and shadows.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 36, October, 1860 / A Magaz...
9
Some celestial quality, distinguishing it from all other climes, must for ever linger about it.
Tancred; Or, The New Crusade
10
No healthy interest or speculation can linger about either.
The Delicious Vice
11
And, most ominous of all, a waxy, golden sheen seemed to linger about his skin.
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
12
But questions still linger about how much he will receive as part of his retirement payout.
Reuters
13
I used to linger about the busy country stores, and listen to the graphic country talk.
A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches
14
I didn't linger about, but hurried right up to the deck as fast as I could.
Savage
15
Somehow the music seemed to linger about them.
Keineth
16
And I want some one able to correct any foreign ignorance that may linger about me.
Floyd Grandon's Honor
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Linger about across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common