2. Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as, a
lingering disease.
[1913 Webster]
To die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering anguish is generally his folly. --Rambler. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
lingering — index chronic, lasting, protracted Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lingering — lin|ger|ing [ˈlıŋgərıŋ] adj [usually before noun] continuing to exist for longer than usual or desirable lingering doubts/suspicions etc ▪ Any lingering hopes of winning the title soon disappeared. ▪ Mr Wilkins suffered a lingering death .… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Lingering — Linger Lin ger (l[i^][ng] g[ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lingered} (l[i^][ng] g[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lingering}.] [OE. lengen to tarry, AS. lengan to prolong, put off, fr. lang long. [root]125. See {Long}, a.] To delay; to loiter; to remain or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lingering — lin|ger|ing [ lıŋgərıŋ ] adjective lasting for a long time, especially when this is unpleasant or not necessary: lingering doubts/fears She faces a slow lingering death if the cancer isn t treated now … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lingering — adjective slow to finish or disappear: lingering doubts about the need for reform | a lingering death (=slow and often painful) lingeringly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lingering — adjective 1) lingering doubts Syn: remaining, surviving, persisting, abiding, nagging, niggling 2) a slow, lingering death Syn: protracted, prolonged, long drawn out, long lasting … Thesaurus of popular words
lingering — UK [ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ] / US adjective lasting for a long time, especially when this is unpleasant or not necessary lingering doubts/fears She faces a slow lingering death if the cancer isn t treated now … English dictionary
lingering — adj. Lingering is used with these nouns: ↑bitterness, ↑death, ↑doubt, ↑guilt, ↑hope, ↑illness, ↑injury, ↑kiss, ↑memory, ↑resentment, ↑scent, ↑smell, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
lingering — [ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ] adj lasting for a long time lingering doubts/fears[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
lingering — linger ► VERB 1) be slow or reluctant to leave. 2) (linger over) spend a long time over. 3) be slow to fade, disappear, or die. DERIVATIVES lingerer noun lingering adjective. ORIGIN from obsolete leng «p … English terms dictionary
