unlingering
gər verb (used without object)
1.
to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
2.
to remain alive; continue or persist, although gradually dying, ceasing, disappearing, etc.: She lingered a few months after the heart attack. Such practices still linger among the older natives.
3.
to dwell in contemplation, thought, or enjoyment: to linger over the beauty of a painting.
4.
to be tardy in action; delay; dawdle: to linger in discharging one's duties.
5.
to walk slowly; saunter along.
verb (used with object)
6.
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out ): We lingered away the whole summer at the beach.
7.
Archaic. to draw out or protract.
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Unlingering
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English lengeren to dwell, remain (somewhere), frequentative of lengen, Old English lengan to delay, prolong, literally, lengthen. See long1, -er6
1250–1300; Middle English lengeren to dwell, remain (somewhere), frequentative of lengen, Old English lengan to delay, prolong, literally, lengthen. See long1, -er6
Related forms
lin·ger·er, noun
lin·ger·ing·ly, adverb
out·lin·ger, verb (used with object)
o·ver·lin·ger, verb (used without object)
un·lin·ger·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1, 4. tarry. 1, 5. loiter.
1, 4. tarry. 1, 5. loiter.
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linger (ˈlɪŋɡə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to delay or prolong departure |
| 2. | to go in a slow or leisurely manner; saunter |
| 3. | to remain just alive for some time prior to death |
| 4. | to persist or continue, esp in the mind |
| 5. | to be slow to act; dither; procrastinate |
| [C13 (northern dialect) lengeren to dwell, from lengen to prolong, from Old English lengan; related to Old Norse lengja; see | |
| 'lingerer | |
| —n | |
| 'lingering | |
| —adj | |
| 'lingeringly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
linger
c.1300, lenger "reside, dwell," freq. of lengen "to tarry," from O.E. lengan "prolong, lengthen," from P.Gmc. *langijanan (cf. Du. lengen "to lengthen"), source of O.E. lang "long."
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