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Synonyms for linger
ˈlɪŋ gərlin·ger
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Princeton's WordNet
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":
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #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?
The issue today will be capital for a bank where concerns linger.
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.
Action and malice that contradicts the conscience will result in irreparable damage and pain that could linger for years.
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.
The pain will linger, i don't know that you ever get over it.
Translations for linger
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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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