Definitions for lingering
lin·ger·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tarriance, lingeringnoun

   the act of tarrying

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1. lingering

   Lingering refers to staying in a place longer than necessary, typically because of a reluctance to leave or cease, or persisting in a slow or prolonged manner. This term can apply to a variety of contexts, including emotions, smells, sounds, or physical presence.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lingering

   of Linger

2. Lingeringadjective

   delaying

3. Lingeringadjective

   drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as, a lingering disease

Matched Categories

1. • Delay

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How to pronounce lingering?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say lingering in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lingering in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lingering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of lingering in a Sentence

1. Pavel Popescu:

   We need to protect our strategic interests and there's a lot of suspicion lingering around, it's crucially urgent to block any public deals, contracts, tenders with the Chinese company.

2. Dania Thafer:

   The core tensions are still lingering, and that leaves a major question mark on how will they move forward.

3. Jill Ralston:

   There’s no label, and the labels have been peeled, but you can tell there had been a label on them, they’re dishwasher clean, dry inside and out, just a hint of A. 1. still lingering in the bottle.

4. Daniel Hays:

   The headline for new 5G device owners is really that your mileage may vary, for most consumers, there still remains a lingering question as to : What does 5G really do for me ?

5. Barack Obama:

   You don't hold attorney general nominees hostage for other issues. This is our top law enforcement office. Nobody denies that she's well-qualified, we need to go ahead and get her done, the fact that she has now been lingering in this limbo for longer than the five previous attorney general nominees combined makes no sense.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lingering
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lingering
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=lingering