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What is another word for linger?

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To stay in a place, typically for longer than necessary

To be slow to disappear, complete or die

To be slow to act

To walk around in a given place

To pause in indecision before doing something

To repeatedly ponder, persist or expand upon a thought, idea, or topic with attention and in detail

To remain in the air or on the surface of a liquid

To persist with gradual intensity

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To stay in a place, typically for longer than necessary

remain in one's place

set up housekeeping in

have taken up residence in

bide in

sojourn in

have established oneself in

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“As one magical day follows another, the sun seems to linger longer over the yardarm.”

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To be slow to disappear, complete or die

leave no stone unturned

struggle on

see something through

be in the land of the living

keep your head above water

keep afloat

cheat death

escape death

keep body and soul together

evade death

not stop doing something

do something continually

do something constantly

persist in

do something incessantly

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“We see these types of trials linger on for years as a method to win the case.”

Verb

To be slow to act

temporize^US

temporise^UK

put off doing something

be indecisive

drag your heels

use delaying tactics

let the grass grow under one's feet

appear to pass slowly

fiddle about

take one's own sweet time

kick the can down the road

do nothing in particular

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“Do not linger in completing your exfoliation, as leaving any product on your skin too long can cause dryness and itching.”

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To walk around in a given place

go for a constitutional

move at a snail's pace

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“Many fans would just linger around in the stadium for hours long after Elvis had left the building.”

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To pause in indecision before doing something

temporise^UK

temporize^US

baulk^UK

balk^US

be reluctant to come forward

stay in the background

be unable to make up your mind

keep changing your mind

have misgivings about

drag one's heels over

have reservations about

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To repeatedly ponder, persist or expand upon a thought, idea, or topic with attention and in detail

Verb

To remain in the air or on the surface of a liquid

Verb

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To persist with gradual intensity

smolder^US

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