Associations to the word «Linger»
Noun
- Gaze
- Scent
- Perfume
- Fragrance
- Twilight
- Odor
- Stench
- Odour
- Caress
- Faint
- Bosom
- Radiance
- Smell
- Haunt
- Superstition
- Memory
- Echo
- Sweetness
- Tobias
- Sunset
- Wolfgang
- Andreas
- Adieu
- Talking
- Moment
- Tenderness
- Gaiety
- Veranda
- Glance
- Dew
- Longer
- Melody
- Farewell
- Hurrying
- Gloom
- Haze
- Companionship
- Impatience
- Letting
- Ember
- Boyhood
- Tinge
- Still
- Recollection
- Glimmer
- Glow
- Resentment
- Lip
- Stillness
- Shadow
- Solitude
- Softness
- Tint
Adjective
Wiktionary
LINGER, verb. (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
LINGER, verb. (intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
LINGER, verb. (intransitive) (often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.
Dictionary definition
LINGER, verb. Remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on".
LINGER, verb. Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?".
LINGER, verb. Leave slowly and hesitantly.
LINGER, verb. Take one's time; proceed slowly.
LINGER, verb. Move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner".
Wise words
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at
least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are
nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to
build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.