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Meaning: (intransitive)Tostayorremainin a place or situation, especially as ifunwillingto depart or not easily able to do so.Synonyms:abide,loiter,tarry;see alsoThesaurus:tarryc.1596–1598(date written),William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies[…](First Folio), London:[…]Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward]Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act II, scene ix],page172:Still more foole I ſhall appeare / By the time Ilingerhere1859,Charles Dickens, chapter 15, inA Tale of Two Cities:His tonelingeredin the air, almost like the tone of a musical instrument.1891July,Edith Wharton, “Mrs. Manstey's View”, inScribner’s Magazine[1]:Shelingeredin the window until the windy sunset died in bat-colored dusk; then, going to bed, she lay sleepless all night.1931, “Dream a Little Dream of Me”,Gus Kahn(lyrics), Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt (music):Stars fading but Ilingeron, dear / Still craving your kiss / I'm longin' tolingertill dawn, dear / Just saying this2011April 25, Alice Park, “Upgrading the Disaster”, inTime[2], archived fromthe originalon3 December 2011:It takes into account[…]predictions of how long radioactive contaminants willlingerin the soil and water near the nuclear facility.2016January 30, “Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination”, inThe New York Times[3], retrieved30 January 2016:Mrs. Clinton’s main opponent, Senator Bernie Sanders, a self-described Democratic Socialist, has proved to be more formidable than most people, including Mrs. Clinton, anticipated. He has brought income inequality and thelingeringpain of the middle class to center stage and pushed Mrs. Clinton a bit more to the left than she might have gone on economic issues.; (intransitive)To remainaliveorexistentalthough still proceeding towarddeathorextinction; to diegradually.1887,Thomas Hardy, chapter 14, inThe Woodlanders:Helingeredthrough the day, and died that evening as the sun went down.1904,Andrew Lang, “Asmund and Signy”, inThe Brown Fairy Book:During his absence the queen fell ill, and afterlingeringfor some time she died.; (intransitive,idiomatic,often followed byon)Toconsiderorcontemplatefor a period of time; to engage inanalyticthinking ordiscussion.2011April 14, Michael Scherer, “Trump's Political Reality Show: Will the Donald Really Run for President?”, inTime[4], archived fromthe originalon23 September 2011:Trump doesn'tlingeron the poll.
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