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What does lingered mean?

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Verb
  1. simple past tense and past participle of linger
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Tara said happily, but the sign of hunger and boredom lingered in her eyes.
He lingered in the doorway and waited as she hastily fastened the laces and tied the anklet around her heel.
I lingered in the hallways for awhile admiring the artistic prints of money adorning the walls.
Yet the image of the landscape lingered in his eyes, an after-image caused by the brilliant bolt of energy.
A little Dutch clock in the bar struck one while Lady Audley lingered in this irresolute, absent manner.
The heady aftertaste lingered just long enough for me to order another one to prolong the experience.

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