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Meaning of Lingering | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈlɪŋɡəɹɪŋ

Definitions

  1. gerund of linger: an act of loitering or waiting.
    form-of, gerund
  2. That which lingers; a remnant.

Equivalents

العربية التباطأ
Bosanski spor spor спор спор
Gaeilge leadrán
Hrvatski spor spor спор спор
Русский ожидание
Српски spor spor спор спор
Tiếng Việt khôn nguôi

Examples

“But through this insistent rhythm and rhyme, there are only questions and parenthetical pauses, interruptions and lingerings.”
“The lingerings of decent pride were visible in her appearance. Her dress, though humble in the extreme, was scrupulously clean.”
“Whatever little lingerings may have now and then revived in my mind associated with my poor old face had only revived as belonging to a part of my life that was gone—gone like my infancy or my childhood.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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