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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
Synonyms
Examples for "hover"
Examples for "hover"
1
The sea level is very high: we hover over drowned continents, probably.'
The Long Earth
2
Karl set the air car to hover they could assess the situation.
Fire Season
3
The spirits in the shape of beautiful young girls hover over us.
The Hunters of the Hills
4
He passes strange weapons that hover in midair; torchesflicker on the wall.
Wired
5
The mountains began to hover on the edge of the young world.
Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
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