LINGER


Meaning of LINGER in English

v. 25B6; verb

the crowd lingered for a long time : WAIT (AROUND), stay (put), remain; loiter, dawdle, dally, take one's time; informal stick around, hang around/round, hang on; archaic tarry.

the infection can linger for many years : PERSIST, continue, remain, stay, endure, carry on, last, keep on/up.

vanish.

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