LIN'GERING, participle present tense 1. Delaying; loitering. 2. adjective Drawing out in time; remaining long; protracted; as a lingering disease. To die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering anguish is generally his folly. LIN'GERING, noun A delaying; a remaining long; tardiness; protraction. The lingerings of holyday customs.
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