| linger | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. linger | remain present although waning or gradually dying.; "Her perfume lingered on" |
| ~ persist, remain, stay | stay behind.; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" |
| v. (stative) | 2. footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry | be about.; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ prowl, lurch | loiter about, with no apparent aim. |
| v. (motion) | 3. linger, tarry | leave slowly and hesitantly. |
| ~ go forth, leave, go away | go away from a place.; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" |
| v. (motion) | 4. dawdle, linger | take one's time; proceed slowly. |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (stative) | 5. hover, linger | move to and fro.; "The shy student lingered in the corner" |
| ~ hesitate, waffle, waver | pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" |
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