LINGERING

[adjective] [before noun]"I'm really going to miss you", she said, giving him a long lingering kiss.A slight improvement in industrial production has helped chase away lingering fears that the economy is slipping into recession.She's says she's stopped seeing him, but I still have lingering doubts.They've recovered physically from the attack, but they're still suffering from the lingering psychological effects of their ordeal. [before noun] The defeat ends any lingering hopes she might have had of winning the championship.