Antonyms for lingering
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ling-ger |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɪŋ gər |
Definition of lingering
Origin :- c.1300, lenger "reside, dwell," northern England frequentative of lengen "to tarry," from Old English lengan "prolong, lengthen," from Proto-Germanic *langjan "to make long" (cf. Old Frisian lendza, Old High German lengan, Dutch lengen "to lengthen"), source of Old English lang (see long (adj.)). Sense of "delay going, depart slowly and unwillingly" is from 1520s. Related: Lingered; lingering.
- adj chronic
- This was the ungracious manner in which the sister took note of his lingering.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Miss Priest was no "spin" lingering on in spinsterhood against her will.
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- The children were lingering on the beach when Edward came that day.
- Extract from : « A Little Book of Profitable Tales » by Eugene Field
- Roland was lingering unwillingly, detained by Burnham's imperative hand.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Josie was lingering on the doorstep in an agony of untrained coquetry.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Within a week, she took to her bed, quite overmastered by a lingering fever.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- Indeed, to this hour I have a lingering belief that cats can foretell the weather.
- Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow
- "It might have been before the storm—while we were lingering so," she urged distressfully.
- Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley
- "This afternoon," said Ashbaugh with a lingering glance at the bottle.
- Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
- Somehow, her veiled countenance was impressive of lingering, bitter emotions.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
Synonyms for lingering
- abiding
- ceaseless
- confirmed
- constant
- continual
- continuing
- continuous
- deep-rooted
- deep-seated
- enduring
- ever-present
- fixed
- habitual
- inborn
- inbred
- incurable
- ineradicable
- ingrained
- inveterate
- lasting
- lifelong
- long-lived
- long-standing
- obstinate
- perennial
- persistent
- persisting
- prolonged
- protracted
- recurrent
- recurring
- rooted
- routine
- settled
- stubborn
- sustained
- tenacious
- unabating
- unmitigated
- unyielding
- usual
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