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Synonyms for linger
ˈlɪŋ gərlin·ger
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lingerverb
remain present although waning or gradually dying
"Her perfume lingered on"
Synonyms:
lurk, tarry, lallygag, footle, mess about, lollygag, loiter, lounge, mill about, hover, dawdle, loaf, mill around, hang aroundAntonyms:
step on it, rush, hie, pelt along, belt along, bucket along, rush along, hasten, cannonball along, speed, race, hotfootloiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill aroundverb
be about
"The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
Synonyms:
loll around, loaf, bushwhack, bum about, hover, arse about, lounge around, mill around, frig around, arse around, mess about, lurk, bum around, lounge, waylay, loiter, loll, mill about, bum, mill, hang around, lollygag, skulk, lallygag, footle, tarry, ambuscade, lie in wait, scupper, ambush, lounge about, dawdle, waste one's timeAntonyms:
rush along, hasten, hotfoot, bucket along, hie, step on it, rush, race, pelt along, cannonball along, speed, belt alongtarry, lingerverb
leave slowly and hesitantly
Synonyms:
lurk, tarry, lallygag, footle, mess about, lollygag, loiter, lounge, mill about, hover, dawdle, loaf, mill around, hang aroundAntonyms:
rush along, rush, bucket along, belt along, speed, hie, race, step on it, hasten, hotfoot, cannonball along, pelt alonglinger, dawdleverb
take one's time; proceed slowly
Synonyms:
loaf, lag, hover, loiter, dally, footle, dawdle, mess about, hang around, fall behind, fall back, lollygag, mill about, tarry, lurk, lallygag, mill around, loungeAntonyms:
rush along, hie, bucket along, hotfoot, rush, hasten, cannonball along, belt along, race, pelt along, speed, step on ithover, lingerverb
move to and fro
"The shy student lingered in the corner"
Synonyms:
loaf, mess about, mill around, levitate, hover, loiter, lallygag, footle, bulk large, dawdle, oscillate, hang around, lollygag, mill about, tarry, vacillate, loom, vibrate, brood, lounge, lurkAntonyms:
race, speed, step on it, hotfoot, pelt along, hie, rush along, cannonball along, belt along, bucket along, hasten, rush
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List of paraphrases for "linger":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2071 | wait | |
#4247 | lounge | |
#4898 | mill | |
#12724 | hesitate | |
#14447 | lag | |
#18561 | persist | |
#20026 | loaf | |
#20365 | hover | |
#20585 | bum | |
#22176 | loom | |
#25681 | brood | |
#29441 | ambush | |
#32577 | linger | |
#44745 | vibrate | |
#49672 | lurk | |
#59875 | tarry | |
#76976 | oscillate | |
#81209 | dally | |
#105549 | levitate | |
#132501 | loiter | |
#133678 | saunter | |
#152532 | loll | |
#156758 | scupper | |
#218314 | dawdle | |
#232896 | skulk | |
#241885 | vacillate | |
#288660 | ambuscade | |
#309433 | waylay |
How to use linger in a sentence?
We seem but to linger in manhood to tell the dreams of our childhood, and they vanish out of memory ere we learn the language.
From a financial standpoint, the cheapest strategy is to invest at this point... rather than let the outbreak linger and invest at a later point.
If their plans go into effect, Covid will linger longer and the chance of new variants and new more dangerous variants occurring increases, it is anti-science, anti-common sense. It makes no sense.
We said, ‘Hey, look. Let’s make three films if we’re lucky enough to get to do that. And then let’s walk away. Let’s not linger too long,’ in my mind, it would be something if Chris Nolan ever said to himself, ‘You know what, I’ve got another story to tell.’ And if he wished to tell that story with me, I’d be in.
Facts and truth go hand in hand, propaganda just makes people angry without knowing the truth. Propaganda is like blowing smoke in the face, it pisses you off, but then it's gone, facts linger and sooner or later you'll have to face them.
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- تريثArabic
- romandre, perviure, rumiarCatalan, Valencian
- verweilen, bleiben, Zeit brauchen, verzögern, herumlungernGerman
- pervivir, permanecer, demorarSpanish
- viivytellä, viipyillä, viipyä, tuumiskella, riutuaFinnish
- s'attarder, stagnerFrench
- दीर्घ काल तक रहनाHindi
- attardarsi, indugiare, tirare avanti, trattenersi, restare vivo, sopravvivere, sostare, protrarsiItalian
- לְהִשְׁתַהוֹתHebrew
- ಕಾಲಹರಣKannada
- sedeoLatin
- whakahakuneMāori
- dveleNorwegian
- weifelen, aanslepen, treuzelenDutch
- dveleNorwegian
- ficar, permanecerPortuguese
- sta, rămâne, leneviRomanian
- задерживатьсяRussian
- bestå, fortleva, söla, dröja kvar, släntra, leva kvarSwedish
- oyalanmak, durmakTurkish
- затриматисяUkrainian
- 縈繞Chinese
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