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Showing words for LINGERINGLY using the English dictionary

11 Letter Words for Lingeringly

lingeringly

9 Letter Words for Lingeringly

lingering, ringingly

8 Letter Words for Lingeringly

gillying, gingelli, gingelly, gingerly, ginglyni, greining, greyling, grilling, nigglier, reigning, relining

7 Letter Words for Lingeringly

gelling, gerning, gilling, gingeli, gingely, gingery, ginnery, ginnier, girling, girning, gleying, glirine, grinnie, inlying, innerly, leiring, lenging, lingier, niggery, niggler, nigrine, nilling, nirling, reining, relying, renying, rigling, rilling, ringing, yelling

6 Letter Words for Lingeringly

egling, elling, englyn, enring, erning, gieing, gilgie, giller, gillie, ginger, gingle, ginnel, ginner, ginney, ginnle, girnel, girnie, glegly, greing, grille, grilly, grinny, grylle, grylli, gyring, illing, ingeny, ingine, inlier, inline, inring, leglin, lering, liggen, ligger, lignin, lineny, lingel, linger, lingle, linier, lining, linney, nielli, nigger, niggle, niggly, nignye, ningle, nirlie, regill, riglin, riling, ringle

5 Letter Words for Lingeringly

engin, enlil, ering, gelly, genii, genin, gilly, ginny, girly, girny, gleir, glenn, grein, grill, gynie, iller, inger, ingle, inner, iring, leggy, legin, lenin, liger, ligge, ligne, linen, liner, liney, linge, lingy, linie, linin, linny, lying, nelly, niger, niner, nirly, nying, regin, reign, relig, renig, renin, rigel, rigil, riley, rille, rilly, ringe, ringy

4 Letter Words for Lingeringly

eggy, eiry, elli, engl, engr, erin, gein, geir, gell, genl, gery, gien, gile, gill, ging, ginn, gire, giri, girl, girn, gleg, glei, glen, gley, glyn, gren, grig, grin, gyle, gyne, gyre, gyri, illy, inly, inne, leir, leng, lien, lier, lige, liin, lile, lily, line, ling, linn, liny, lire, liri, ller, llyn, llyr, lyne, lynn, lyre, nein, nile, nill, nine, nirl, rein, rely, renn, reny, rgen, riel, rigg, rile, rill, rine, ring, ryen, yegg, yell, yeni, yern, yill, yirn

3 Letter Words for Lingeringly

egg, eir, eli, ell, eng, enl, erg, ern, eyl, eyn, eyr, gel, gen, ger, gey, ggr, gie, gig, gin, gry, gye, gyn, igg, ign, ile, ill, ing, inn, ire, leg, lei, ler, ley, lie, lig, lin, lir, lnr, lye, lyn, neg, nei, nie, nig, nil, nne, nye, reg, rei, rel, rie, rig, rin, rle, rly, rye, yen, yer, yin

Definitions for Lingeringly

[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 Lingeringly

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

Words nearby Lingeringly

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

Origin of Lingeringly

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 Lingeringly

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 Lingeringly

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

Synonyms for Lingeringly

languidly, lazily, sluggishly, at one's convenience, at one's leisure, calmly, comfortably, composedly, deliberately, dilatorily, easily, gradually, inactively, indolently, laggardly, langorously, lethargically, listlessly, slowly, taking one's time, tardily, torpidly, with delay, without haste