lingering
adjective /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/
/ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/
- slow to end or disappear
- a painful and lingering death
- a last lingering look
- lingering doubts
- a lingering smell of machine oil
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLingering is used with these nouns:- bitterness
- death
- doubt
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