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Definitions

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Drawing out in time; remaining long; protracted; dilatory in action: as, a lingering illness; lingering poisons.

Wiktionary

  1. v. present participle of linger.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Delaying.
  2. adj. Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. the act of tarrying

Examples

  • “He leaves the phrase lingering there as I ponder it.”

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  • ““Oh, well, a lingering disease,” Charmian said, placing the emphasis on the word lingering, as though she meant it was Thea who lingered, not the disease.”

    Simon & Schuster: Fleur De Leigh’s Life of Crime

  • “Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, said his group is working diligently on what he described as a lingering threat to the international community.”

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  • “But those shouldn't blind investors to the other risk still lingering from the credit bust: how much bank assets are really worth.”

    The Wall Street Journal: A Fire Sale in Wilmington

  • “Profit fell 18%, to $2.1 billion, as GE set aside $1.1 billion to cover liabilities still lingering from a now-divested consumer finance business in Japan.”

    The Wall Street Journal: GE Revenue Takes a Hit; Energy Drops

  • “*** Conglomerates General Electric 's profit fell 18%, to $2.1 billion, as the Connecticut-based conglomerate set aside $1.1 billion to cover liabilities still lingering from a now-divested consumer finance business in Japan.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Business Watch

  • ““Coastal erosion and hurricane protection are two of the most pressing issues faced by south Louisiana, and bureaucratic foot-dragging leaves in lingering jeopardy both our coast and the safety of the millions of Louisianians living there.””

    Your Right Hand Thief

  • “The question I have lingering is ... why did * I* stay?”

    Wesson Oil

  • “I have a wee bit of prissiness still lingering from a childhood of parochial schooling.”

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  • “Maroon walls, pictures of landscapes, some odor lingering from the kitchen.”

    Between Here and the Yellow Sea

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  • bilby Not sure about wireless. They usually have strapless. Sep 28, 2008

  • mollusque They have wifi in underwear boutiques? Sep 28, 2008

  • bilby Hanging around an underwear boutique. Sep 28, 2008

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