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Showing words for LINGERING using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Lingering

lingering

8 Letter Words for Lingering

greining, nigglier, reigning, relining

7 Letter Words for Lingering

gerning, gingeli, ginnier, girling, girning, glirine, grinnie, leiring, lenging, lingier, niggler, nigrine, nirling, reining, rigling, ringing

6 Letter Words for Lingering

egling, enring, erning, gieing, gilgie, ginger, gingle, ginnel, ginner, ginnle, girnel, girnie, greing, ingine, inlier, inline, inring, lering, liggen, ligger, lignin, linger, linier, lining, nigger, niggle, ningle, nirlie, riglin, riling, ringle

5 Letter Words for Lingering

engin, ering, genii, genin, gleir, glenn, grein, inger, ingle, inner, iring, legin, lenin, liger, ligge, ligne, linen, liner, linge, linie, linin, niger, niner, regin, reign, relig, renig, renin, rigel, rigil, ringe

4 Letter Words for Lingering

engl, engr, erin, gein, geir, genl, gien, gile, ging, ginn, gire, giri, girl, girn, gleg, glei, glen, gren, grig, grin, inne, leir, leng, lien, lier, lige, liin, line, ling, linn, lire, liri, nein, nile, nine, nirl, rein, renn, rgen, riel, rigg, rile, rine, ring

3 Letter Words for Lingering

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

Definitions for Lingering

[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 Lingering

lingerlifelong, stubborn, ingrained, protracted, recurrent, continuing, persistent, abiding, deep-rooted, deep-seated, enduring, constant, lasting, recurring, rooted, incurable, confirmed, prolonged, obstinate, routine

Words nearby Lingering

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

Origin of Lingering

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 Lingering

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 Lingering

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

Synonyms for Lingering

abiding, constant, continuing, deep-rooted, deep-seated, enduring, ever-present, ingrained, lasting, lifelong, persistent, protracted, recurrent, recurring, stubborn, confirmed, fixed, incurable, obstinate, perennial, persisting, prolonged, rooted, routine, settled, sustained, ceaseless, continual, continuous, habitual, inborn, inbred, ineradicable, inveterate, long-lived, long-standing, tenacious, unabating, unmitigated, unyielding, usual