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lingers

VERB

loiter, delay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dawdle drift idle remain stay stick around wait

STRONG

amble crawl dally dillydally falter hesitate hobble lag loll lumber mope mosey plod poke procrastinate putter saunter shuffle slouch stagger stop stroll tarry tool totter trail traipse trifle trudge vacillate

WEAK

be dilatory be long be tardy fool around fritter away goof off hang around hang out put off sit around take one's time wait around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forge forward go leave

STRONG

advance carry on complete continue finish go ahead run rush tiptoe

WEAK

halt hurry

VERB

continue, endure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

persist remain stay stick around survive wait

STRONG

abide bide cling last stand

WEAK

hang on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease forge go leave

STRONG

move refuse reject

WEAK

halt hurry rush stop

Example Sentences

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If conflict lingers through the summer, it could add a full percentage point to inflation this year, according to analysts at LPL Financial.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

It can be a long season if the bitterness of the major league rejection of the winter lingers into the spring and summer, but Kelly does not see that in Turner.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Hughes' original passion, sport and fitness, still lingers.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Time goes on, and the disorder lingers; a medication used to treat it might be making it slightly worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

A nagging worry lingers in my mind, but his words still pull a smile out of me.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu