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Meaning of linger

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  linger
      v 1: remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her
           perfume lingered on"
      2: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the
         Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the
         department?" [syn: {loiter}, {lounge}, {footle}, {lollygag},
         {loaf}, {lallygag}, {hang around}, {mess about}, {tarry},
         {linger}, {lurk}, {mill about}, {mill around}]
      3: leave slowly and hesitantly [syn: {tarry}, {linger}]
      4: take one's time; proceed slowly [syn: {linger}, {dawdle}]
         [ant: {belt along}, {bucket along}, {cannonball along},
         {hasten}, {hie}, {hotfoot}, {pelt along}, {race}, {rush},
         {rush along}, {speed}, {step on it}]
      5: move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
         [syn: {hover}, {linger}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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