Associations to the word «Lingering»

Wiktionary

LINGERING, verb. Present participle of linger
LINGERING, noun. An act of lingering or waiting.
LINGERING, noun. That which lingers; a remnant.

Dictionary definition

LINGERING, noun. The act of tarrying.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley