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Rarelingers
The correct spelling is lingers.
How to pronounce lingers
verb
Say it like: Lin-jer-s
The correct spelling is lingers. To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so; to loiter.
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Definition
verb
- 1.To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so; to loiter.
- 2.To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
- 3.(often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.
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