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Words and phrases that have a meaning related to linger:   (55 results)

More general:
be, go away, go forth, hesitate, leave, move, persist, remain, stay, swiver, waver

Antonyms:
belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed

Often used in the same context:
continue, finger, hover, lingere, lingering, lingers, lurk, mingle, remain, singer, tarry

Synonyms:
dally, dawdle, footle, hang around, hover, lallygag, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry

Appears in the definition of:
drag, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail

More specific:
lurch, prowl



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