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linger

Dictionary definition · linger

verb

  1. remain present although waning or gradually dying"Her perfume lingered on"
  2. be about a place without any apparent purpose"The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"
  3. leave slowly and hesitantly
  4. take one's time; proceed slowly
  5. to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time"The shy student lingered in the corner"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).