"lingering" meaning in English

See lingering in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪŋɡəɹɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlɪŋɡɹɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-lingering.ogg Forms: lingerings [plural]
Etymology: From linger + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|linger|ing|id2=gerund noun}} linger + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} lingering (plural lingerings)
  1. gerund of linger: an act of loitering or waiting. Tags: form-of, gerund Form of: linger (extra: an act of loitering or waiting) Translations (act of lingering or waiting): leadrán [masculine] (Irish), ожидание (ožidanije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-lingering-en-noun-aCtPbHqr Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 29 33 38 Disambiguation of 'act of lingering or waiting': 93 7
  2. That which lingers; a remnant.
    Sense id: en-lingering-en-noun-cJtIDXbh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), English terms suffixed with -ing (participial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 86 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 29 33 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 18 55 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 69 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 69 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 86 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 12 74 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 77 13

Verb

IPA: /ˈlɪŋɡəɹɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlɪŋɡɹɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-lingering.ogg
Etymology: From linger + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|linger|ing|id2=gerund noun}} linger + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} lingering
  1. present participle and gerund of linger Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: linger
    Sense id: en-lingering-en-verb-JWSwtVoN Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 29 33 38

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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