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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈlɪŋɡɚ/ [General-American], /ˈlɪŋɡə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-linger.wav Forms: lingers [present, singular, third-person], lingering [participle, present], lingered [participle, past], lingered [past]
Rhymes: -ɪŋɡə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English lengeren, frequentative of lengen (“to stay, dwell, tarry”), from Old English lenġan (“to lengthen, delay, extend”), from Proto-West Germanic *langijan, from Proto-Germanic *langijaną (compare West Frisian lingje (“to linger”), Dutch lengen, German längen, Icelandic lengja (“to lengthen”)), related to the root of English long. Equivalent to linge or long + -er (frequentative verb suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lengeren}} Middle English lengeren, {{der|en|ang|lenġan|t=to lengthen, delay, extend}} Old English lenġan (“to lengthen, delay, extend”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*langijan}} Proto-West Germanic *langijan, {{der|en|gem-pro|*langijaną}} Proto-Germanic *langijaną, {{cog|fy|lingje|t=to linger}} West Frisian lingje (“to linger”), {{cog|nl|lengen}} Dutch lengen, {{cog|de|längen}} German längen, {{cog|is|lengja|t=to lengthen}} Icelandic lengja (“to lengthen”), {{m+|en|long}} English long, {{suf|en|long|-er|id2=frequentative|pos2=frequentative verb suffix}} long + -er (frequentative verb suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} linger (third-person singular simple present lingers, present participle lingering, simple past and past participle lingered)
  1. (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: abide, loiter, tarry, tarry Translations (to stay or remain in a place or situation): χρονίζω (khronízō) (Ancient Greek), задържам се (zadǎržam se) (Bulgarian), заседявам се (zasedjavam se) (Bulgarian), romandre (Catalan), durar (Catalan), persistir (Catalan), 逗留 (dòuliú) (Chinese Mandarin), 犹豫 (yóuyù) (Chinese Mandarin), 踌躇 (chóuchú) (Chinese Mandarin), zdržovat se [imperfective] (Czech), prodlévat [imperfective] (Czech), treuzelen (Dutch), talmen (Dutch), blijven hangen (Dutch), resti (Esperanto), viipyä (Finnish), viipyillä (Finnish), viivytellä (Finnish), s’installer (French), stagner (French), s’incruster [colloquial] (French), perdurer (French), rester (French), persister (French), herumlungern (German), verzögern (German), Zeit brauchen (German), verweilen (German), bleiben (German), sich herumdrücken (German), herumtrödeln (German), trödeln (German), sich aufhalten (German), ausharren (German), sich Zeit lassen (German), zurückbleiben (German), nachklingen (German), הִתְמַהְמֵהַּ (hitmahméah) (Hebrew), הִתְעַכֵּב (hit'akév) (Hebrew), marad (Hungarian), időzik (Hungarian), restar (Ido), langorar (Ido), durar (Ido), tardigar (Ido), kähnätä (Ingrian), indugiare (Italian), sostare (Italian), trattenersi (Italian), attardarsi (Italian), protrarsi (Italian), кідіру (kıdıru) (Kazakh), moror (Latin), cunctor (Latin), sedeo (Latin), се за́држи (se zádrži) (Macedonian), се за́седи (se zásedi) (Macedonian), whakahakune (Maori), whakawhēauau (Maori), ficar (Portuguese), permanecer [Brazil] (Portuguese), sta (Romanian), rămâne (Romanian), zăbovi (Romanian), заде́рживаться (zadérživatʹsja) (Russian), permanecer (Spanish), demorar (Spanish), persistir (Spanish), perdurar (Spanish), dröja kvar (Swedish), söla (Swedish), bestå (Swedish), leva kvar (Swedish), fortleva (Swedish), släntra (Swedish), durmak (Turkish), oyalanmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-linger-en-verb-gqTf~5c4 Disambiguation of 'to stay or remain in a place or situation': 77 18 4
  2. (intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually. Tags: intransitive Translations (to remain alive or existent): perviure (Catalan), 苟延殘喘 /苟延残喘 (gǒuyáncánchuǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), přežívat [imperfective] (Czech), aanslepen (Dutch), riutua (Finnish), s’éteindre (French), ausharren (German), aushalten (German), durchhalten (German), fortbestehen (German), herauszögern (German), hinauszögern (German), verbleiben (German), restare vivo (Italian), sopravvivere (Italian), tirare avanti (Italian), се ра́звлече (se rázvleče) (Macedonian), се про́тегне (se prótegne) (Macedonian), се одолго́влечи (se odolgóvleči) (Macedonian), се о́должи (se ódolži) (Macedonian), се вле́чка (se vléčka) (Macedonian), протя́гивать (protjágivatʹ) (Russian), pervivir (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-linger-en-verb-xRtHloqX Disambiguation of 'to remain alive or existent': 23 71 6
  3. (intransitive, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion. Tags: intransitive, often Translations (to consider or contemplate): atalantar (Asturian), обмислям (obmisljam) (Bulgarian), rumiar (Catalan), 深思 (shēnsī) (Chinese Mandarin), promýšlet si [imperfective] (Czech), uvažovat [imperfective] (Czech), weifelen (Dutch), tuumiskella (Finnish), sich aufhalten (German), überdenken (German), zögern (German), ра́змисли (rázmisli) (Macedonian), о́бмисли (óbmisli) (Macedonian), про́мисли (prómisli) (Macedonian), dvele (Norwegian Bokmål), размышлять (razmyšljatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), обдумывать (obdumyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), анализировать (analizirovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), inquirir (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-linger-en-verb-NSpGwnCL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (frequentative), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 7 88 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (frequentative): 14 13 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 9 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 6 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 4 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 15 15 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 8 11 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 11 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 11 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 8 16 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 10 13 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 9 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 11 82 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 13 78 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 11 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 7 11 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 11 18 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 6 9 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 7 10 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 10 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 7 12 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 7 10 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 7 12 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 13 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 11 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 8 12 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 15 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 8 11 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 10 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 9 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 11 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 7 11 82 Disambiguation of 'to consider or contemplate': 2 2 97
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Derived forms: lingerer, lingering, linger on, linger out

Noun [French]

IPA: /lɛ̃.ʒe/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-linger.wav Forms: lingers [plural], lingère [feminine]
Etymology: From linge + -ier (with elision of -i- after palatal). Etymology templates: {{af|fr|linge|-ier}} linge + -ier Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} linger m (plural lingers, feminine lingère)
  1. linenkeeper Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "lengen"
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      "expansion": "Dutch lengen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "längen"
      },
      "expansion": "German längen",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "is",
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        "t": "to lengthen"
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        "1": "en",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ix], page 172:",
          "text": "Still more foole I ſhall appeare / By the time I linger here",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1859, Charles Dickens, chapter 15, in A Tale of Two Cities:",
          "text": "His tone lingered in the air, almost like the tone of a musical instrument.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1891 July, Edith Wharton, “Mrs. Manstey's View”, in Scribner’s Magazine:",
          "text": "She lingered in the window until the windy sunset died in bat-colored dusk; then, going to bed, she lay sleepless all night.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1931, “Dream a Little Dream of Me”, Gus Kahn (lyrics), Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt (music):",
          "text": "Stars fading but I linger on, dear / Still craving your kiss / I'm longin' to linger till dawn, dear / Just saying this",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011 April 25, Alice Park, “Upgrading the Disaster”, in Time, archived from the original on 2011-12-03:",
          "text": "It takes into account […] predictions of how long radioactive contaminants will linger in the soil and water near the nuclear facility.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016 January 30, “Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination”, in The New York Times, retrieved 2016-01-30:",
          "text": "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 the lingering pain 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.",
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        "To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so."
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        "(intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "abide"
        },
        {
          "word": "loiter"
        },
        {
          "word": "tarry"
        },
        {
          "word": "tarry"
        }
      ],
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        "intransitive"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zadǎržam se",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "задържам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zasedjavam se",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "заседявам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "romandre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "durar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "persistir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "dòuliú",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "逗留"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yóuyù",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "犹豫"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "chóuchú",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "踌躇"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "zdržovat se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "prodlévat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "treuzelen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "talmen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "blijven hangen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "resti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "viipyä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "viipyillä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "viivytellä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "s’installer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "stagner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "s’incruster"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "perdurer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "rester"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "persister"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "herumlungern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "verzögern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "Zeit brauchen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "verweilen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "bleiben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "sich herumdrücken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "herumtrödeln"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "trödeln"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "sich aufhalten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "ausharren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "sich Zeit lassen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "zurückbleiben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "nachklingen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "khronízō",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "χρονίζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "hitmahméah",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "הִתְמַהְמֵהַּ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "hit'akév",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "הִתְעַכֵּב"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "marad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "időzik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "restar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
          "word": "langorar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 18 4",
          "code": "io",
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          "word": "restare vivo"
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          "word": "протя́гивать"
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          "ref": "2011 April 14, Michael Scherer, “Trump's Political Reality Show: Will the Donald Really Run for President?”, in Time, archived from the original on 2011-09-23:",
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        "(intransitive, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion."
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          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
          "word": "atalantar"
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          "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
          "word": "rumiar"
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          "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
          "word": "深思"
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          "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
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          "word": "uvažovat"
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          "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
          "word": "weifelen"
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          "_dis1": "2 2 97",
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          "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
          "word": "tuumiskella"
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          "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
          "word": "sich aufhalten"
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          "_dis1": "2 2 97",
          "code": "de",
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          "word": "überdenken"
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          "_dis1": "2 2 97",
          "code": "de",
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          "word": "ра́змисли"
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    "Terms with Hebrew translations",
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    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
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      "word": "lingerer"
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    {
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Icelandic lengja (“to lengthen”)",
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          "ref": "c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ix], page 172:",
          "text": "Still more foole I ſhall appeare / By the time I linger here",
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          "ref": "1859, Charles Dickens, chapter 15, in A Tale of Two Cities:",
          "text": "His tone lingered in the air, almost like the tone of a musical instrument.",
          "type": "quote"
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          "ref": "1891 July, Edith Wharton, “Mrs. Manstey's View”, in Scribner’s Magazine:",
          "text": "She lingered in the window until the windy sunset died in bat-colored dusk; then, going to bed, she lay sleepless all night.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1931, “Dream a Little Dream of Me”, Gus Kahn (lyrics), Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt (music):",
          "text": "Stars fading but I linger on, dear / Still craving your kiss / I'm longin' to linger till dawn, dear / Just saying this",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "2011 April 25, Alice Park, “Upgrading the Disaster”, in Time, archived from the original on 2011-12-03:",
          "text": "It takes into account […] predictions of how long radioactive contaminants will linger in the soil and water near the nuclear facility.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016 January 30, “Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination”, in The New York Times, retrieved 2016-01-30:",
          "text": "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 the lingering pain 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.",
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          "word": "loiter"
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          "word": "tarry"
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          "word": "tarry"
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          "ref": "1887, Thomas Hardy, chapter 14, in The Woodlanders:",
          "text": "He lingered through the day, and died that evening as the sun went down.",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "1904, Andrew Lang, “Asmund and Signy”, in The Brown Fairy Book:",
          "text": "During his absence the queen fell ill, and after lingering for some time she died.",
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        "(intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually."
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        {
          "ref": "2011 April 14, Michael Scherer, “Trump's Political Reality Show: Will the Donald Really Run for President?”, in Time, archived from the original on 2011-09-23:",
          "text": "Trump doesn't linger on the poll.",
          "type": "quote"
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        "(intransitive, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion."
      ],
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɪŋɡə/",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zadǎržam se",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "задържам се"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zasedjavam se",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "заседявам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "romandre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "durar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "persistir"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dòuliú",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "逗留"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yóuyù",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "犹豫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chóuchú",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "踌躇"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "zdržovat se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "prodlévat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "treuzelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "talmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "blijven hangen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "resti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "viipyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "viipyillä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "viivytellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "s’installer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "stagner"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "s’incruster"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "perdurer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "rester"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "persister"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "herumlungern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "verzögern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "Zeit brauchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "verweilen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "bleiben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "sich herumdrücken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "herumtrödeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "trödeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "sich aufhalten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "ausharren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "sich Zeit lassen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "zurückbleiben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "nachklingen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "khronízō",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "χρονίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hitmahméah",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "הִתְמַהְמֵהַּ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hit'akév",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "הִתְעַכֵּב"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "marad"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "időzik"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "restar"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "langorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "durar"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "tardigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "kähnätä"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "indugiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "sostare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "trattenersi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "attardarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "protrarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "kıdıru",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "кідіру"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "moror"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "cunctor"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "sedeo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "se zádrži",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "се за́држи"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "se zásedi",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "се за́седи"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "whakahakune"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "whakawhēauau"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "ficar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ],
      "word": "permanecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "sta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "rămâne"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "zăbovi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zadérživatʹsja",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "заде́рживаться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "permanecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "demorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "persistir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "perdurar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "dröja kvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "söla"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "bestå"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "leva kvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "fortleva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "släntra"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "durmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to stay or remain in a place or situation",
      "word": "oyalanmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "perviure"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gǒuyáncánchuǎn",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "苟延殘喘 /苟延残喘"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "přežívat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "aanslepen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "riutua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "s’éteindre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "ausharren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "aushalten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "durchhalten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "fortbestehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "herauszögern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "hinauszögern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "fortbestehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "verbleiben"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "restare vivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "sopravvivere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "tirare avanti"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "se rázvleče",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "се ра́звлече"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "se prótegne",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "се про́тегне"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "se odolgóvleči",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "се одолго́влечи"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "se ódolži",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "се о́должи"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "se vléčka",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "се вле́чка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "protjágivatʹ",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "протя́гивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to remain alive or existent",
      "word": "pervivir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "word": "atalantar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obmisljam",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "word": "обмислям"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "word": "rumiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shēnsī",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "word": "深思"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "promýšlet si"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "uvažovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "word": "weifelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "word": "tuumiskella"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "word": "sich aufhalten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "word": "überdenken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "word": "zögern"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "rázmisli",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "word": "ра́змисли"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "óbmisli",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "word": "о́бмисли"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prómisli",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "word": "про́мисли"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "word": "dvele"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razmyšljatʹ",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "размышлять"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obdumyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "обдумывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "analizirovatʹ",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "анализировать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to consider or contemplate",
      "word": "inquirir"
    }
  ],
  "word": "linger"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "linge",
        "3": "-ier"
      },
      "expansion": "linge + -ier",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From linge + -ier (with elision of -i- after palatal).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lingers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lingère",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "linger m (plural lingers, feminine lingère)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French 2-syllable words",
        "French countable nouns",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French lemmas",
        "French masculine nouns",
        "French nouns",
        "French terms suffixed with -ier",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "linenkeeper"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "linenkeeper",
          "linenkeeper"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lɛ̃.ʒe/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-linger.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/79/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-linger.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-linger.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/79/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-linger.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-linger.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "linger"
}

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