LINGER
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Lin"ger (lĭ&nsmacr_;"g&etilde_;r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lingered (lĭ&nsmacr_;"g&etilde_;rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Lingering.] [OE. lengen to tarry, AS. lengan to prolong, put off, fr. lang long. √125. See Long, a.] To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.
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Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind.
Gray.
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Perhaps thou linger'st, in deep thoughts detained.
Milton.
Syn. -- To loiter; lag; saunter; delay; tarry; stop; hesitate.
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Lin"ger, v. t. 1. To protract; to draw out. [Obs.]
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She lingers my desires.
Shak.
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2. To spend or pass in a lingering manner; -- with out; as, to linger out one's days on a sick bed. Dryden.
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