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   Lin·ger·ing

   /ˈliNGɡ(ə)riNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. lasting for a long time or slow to end: "there are still some lingering doubts in my mind" Similar remainingsurvivingpersistingabidingnaggingnigglinggnawinglastingresidualprotractedpersistentprolongedlong-drawn-outlong-lastinglastingdraggingchronicunabatinglong-standingOpposite short-lived

   Derivatives

   • 1. lingeringly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

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