Definitions
leave slowly and hesitantly
Word origin
From Middle English lengeren, frequentative of lengen (“to stay, dwell, tarry”), from Old English lenġan (“to lengthen, delay, extend”), from Proto-West Germanic *langijan, from Proto-Germanic *langijaną (compare West Frisian lingje (“to linger”), Dutch lengen, German längen, Icelandic lengja (“to lengthen”)), related to the root of English long. Equivalent to linge or long + -er (frequentative verb suffix).
Used in a sentence
“Still more foole I ſhall appeare / By the time I linger here”
“His tone lingered in the air, almost like the tone of a musical instrument.”
“She lingered in the window until the windy sunset died in bat-colored dusk; then, going to bed, she lay sleepless all night.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Stay behind”6 letters
02“Stay longer”6 letters
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