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lingerings

lingerings is the plural of lingering.

Meaning of lingering

Noun

lingering (plural lingerings)

  1. 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...

Questions about lingerings

What is lingerings the plural of?
Lingerings is the plural of lingering.

Words near lingerings in the dictionary

  1. lingering
  2. lingering on
  3. lingering out
  4. lingeringly
  5. lingeringness
  6. lingerings
  7. lingerly
  8. lingers
  9. lingers on
  10. lingers out
  11. lingersome

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