adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a lingering/nagging doubt (= one that does not go away )
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I still had a nagging doubt that there might be something seriously wrong.
a long/lingering kiss
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He gave her a a long, slow, lingering kiss.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
doubt
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She was niggled by a lingering doubt that she might have played her cards badly.
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However, there is still a lingering doubt about the justification for such a rise.
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Dennis's unwitting participation in our mating was so exciting that we soon overcame any lingering doubts about the risks involved.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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lingering questions about the assassination
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Dad suffers from the lingering effects of radiation treatments
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For years, Mexico's primary feeling toward the US was one of lingering resentment.
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If he had any lingering doubts about the marriage, he did not show it.
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She had a lingering sense of guilt for some time after breaking off her relationship with Henry.
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What will be the lingering images of the Sydney Olympic Games?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Carcasses are left to rot, while deer wounded by poor marksmen suffer lingering deaths.
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He clasped the royal hand and plastered it with three lingering kisses.
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If he had any lingering memories, which was almost impossible to credit, they would not match what he now encountered.
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It kills off lingering Tory hopes the economy is poised for recovery.
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She was niggled by a lingering doubt that she might have played her cards badly.
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Slow lingering illnesses may require only one remedy a day or less.