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Webster 1913 Edition

Lingering

Lin′ger-ing

,
Adj.
1.
Delaying.
2.
Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted;
as, a
lingering
disease
.
To die is the fate of man; but to die with
lingering
anguish is generally his folly.
Rambler.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lingering

LIN'GERING

, ppr.
1.
Delaying; loitering.
2.
a. Drawing out in time; remaining long; protracted; as a lingering disease.
To die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering anguish is generally his folly.

LIN'GERING

,
Noun.
A delaying; a remaining long; tardiness; protraction.
The lingerings of holyday customs.

Definition 2024

lingering

lingering

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lingering

  1. present participle of linger

Noun

lingering ‎(plural lingerings)

  1. An act of lingering or waiting.
    • 2000, David S. Reynolds, A Historical Guide to Walt Whitman (page 73)
      But through this insistent rhythm and rhyme, there are only questions and parenthetical pauses, interruptions and lingerings.
  2. That which lingers; a remnant.
    • Washington Irving
      The lingerings of decent pride were visible in her appearance. Her dress, though humble in the extreme, was scrupulously clean.

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