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Showing words for LINGER using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Linger

girnel, lering, linger, ringle

5 Letter Words for Linger

ering, gleir, grein, inger, ingle, legin, liger, ligne, liner, linge, niger, regin, reign, relig, renig, rigel, ringe

4 Letter Words for Linger

engl, engr, erin, gein, geir, genl, gien, gile, gire, girl, girn, glei, glen, gren, grin, leir, leng, lien, lier, lige, line, ling, lire, nile, nirl, rein, rgen, riel, rile, rine, ring

3 Letter Words for Linger

eir, eli, eng, enl, erg, ern, gel, gen, ger, gie, gin, ign, ile, ing, ire, leg, lei, ler, lie, lig, lin, lir, lnr, neg, nei, nie, nig, nil, reg, rei, rel, rie, rig, rin, rle

Definitions for Linger

[1] to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
[2] to remain alive; continue or persist, although gradually dying, ceasing, disappearing, etc.: She lingered a few months after the heart attack. Such practices still linger among the older natives.
[3] to dwell in contemplation, thought, or enjoyment: to linger over the beauty of a painting.
[4] to be tardy in action; delay; dawdle: to linger in discharging one's duties.
[5] to walk slowly; saunter along.
[6] to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out ): We lingered away the whole summer at the beach.
[7] Archaic . to draw out or protract.
[8] to delay or prolong departure
[9] to go in a slow or leisurely manner; saunter
[10] to remain just alive for some time prior to death
[11] to persist or continue, esp in the mind
[12] to be slow to act; dither; procrastinate

Words related to Linger

drift, idle, stay, remain, dawdle, wait, persist, survive, shuffle, slouch, tarry, trifle, hesitate, traipse, putter, loll, mosey, plod, falter, mope

Words nearby Linger

lingam, lingayat, lingayata, lingayen gulf, lingcod, linger, lingerie, lingo, lingoe, lingonberry, lingua

Origin of Linger

1250–1300; Middle English lengeren to dwell, remain (somewhere), frequentative of lengen, Old English lengan to delay, prolong, literally, lengthen. See long1, -er6

Other words from Linger

lin·ger·er , noun
lin·ger·ing·ly , adverb
out·lin·ger , verb (used with object)
o·ver·lin·ger , verb (used without object)
un·lin·ger·ing , adjective

Word origin for Linger

C13 (northern dialect) lengeren to dwell, from lengen to prolong, from Old English lengan; related to Old Norse lengja; see long 1

Synonyms for Linger

dawdle, drift, idle, remain, stay, stick around, wait, amble, crawl, dally, dillydally, falter, hesitate, hobble, lag, loll, lumber, mope, mosey, plod, poke, procrastinate, putter, saunter, shuffle, slouch, stagger, stop, stroll, tarry, tool, totter, trail, traipse, trifle, trudge, vacillate, be dilatory, be long, be tardy, fool around, fritter away, goof off, hang around, hang out, put off, sit around, take one's time, wait around