lingering
Syllables: ling·er·ingUK/ˈlɪŋɡəɹɪŋ/
lingering noun: that which lingers; a remnant. Also the gerund of linger.
Noun
lingering (plural lingerings)
- That which lingers; a remnant.
- The lingerings of decent pride were visible in her appearance. Her dress, though humble in the extreme, was scrupulously clean.1819 September 13, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], “The Widow and Her Son”, in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., number III, New York, N.Y.: […] C[ornelius] S. Van Winkle...
- 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.1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC
Also used as
lingering is also the gerund of linger.
lingering is also the present participle and gerund of linger.
Forms of lingering
| plural | lingerings |
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Origin of lingering
From linger + -ing.
Words formed from lingering
Phrases with lingering
Questions about lingering
- What does lingering mean?
- Lingering means that which lingers; a remnant.
- What part of speech is lingering?
- Lingering is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lingering?
- Lingering is pronounced /ˈlɪŋɡəɹɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lingering?
- The plural of lingering is lingerings.
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