Analysis Complete

linger

/ linger /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
take one''s time; proceed slowly
Opposites:
rush hotfoot hasten hie speed
Type of:
move
Derived:
dawdler drone laggard lagger trailer
See also:
dwell on linger over
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
remain present although waning or gradually dying
"Her perfume lingered on"
Type of:
persist remain stay
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 3
leave slowly and hesitantly
Type of:
leave go forth go away
Derived:
tarriance lingering
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
move to and fro
"The shy student lingered in the corner"
Type of:
hesitate waver waffle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
be about
"The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"
"Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
Type of:
be
Kinds of:
prowl lurch
Derived:
loiterer lingerer dallier dillydallier dilly-dallier
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
50%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
18
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Related Words

move rush hotfoot hasten hie speed persist remain stay leave go forth go away