Definition for Lingering:

• Protracted; drawing out in time.

Synonyms for Lingering:

• adj.

  •chronic (adjective)
  • inveterate,
  • deep-rooted,
  • deep-seated,
  • long-lived,
  • long-standing.
  •dilatory (adjective)
  • lax,
  • laggard.
  •slow (adjective)
  • phlegmatic,
  • dawdling,
  • Delaying,
  • plodding,
  • Loitering,
  • creeping,
  • poky,
  • slowpoke,
  • Trudging,
  • dragging,
  • retarded,
  • lethargic,
  • crawling,
  • leisurely,
  • sluggish.

• n.

  •
  • forever,
  • continue,
  • everlasting,
  • persistent,
  • prolonged.
  •act (noun)
  • tarriance.
  •lingering (noun)
  • unforgettable.
  •slowness (noun)
  • sluggishness,
  • leisureliness,
  • lethargy,
  • slowness.

• v.

  •abiding (verb)
  • persevering,
  • Experiencing,
  • lasting,
  • continuing,
  • putting up with,
  • suffering,
  • enduring,
  • persisting,
  • abiding,
  • Undergoing,
  • going on,
  • Tolerating,
  • Tarrying,
  • bearing.
  •procrastinating (verb)
  • vacillating,
  • Procrastinating,
  • Dallying,
  • dilly-dallying,
  • stalling,
  • Filibustering,
  • hesitating.
  •remaining (verb)
  • waiting,
  • Staying,
  • prevailing.
  •slowing (verb)
  • Retarding,
  • hindering,
  • poking,
  • slowing.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • lengthy,
  • Overlong,
  • protracted,
  • long-drawn-out,
  • interminable,
  • unremitting,
  • drawn-out.
  •
  • endless.
  •
  • eternal.
  •Other relevant words:
  • lazy,
  • detention,
  • dangling,
  • stoppage,
  • milling,
  • monotonously,
  • left over,
  • Strolling,
  • bushwhacking,
  • trailing,
  • lolling,
  • dully,
  • hesitate,
  • moving,
  • suspend,
  • indolent,
  • niggling,
  • wasting time,
  • inactive,
  • Sauntering,
  • foot-dragging,
  • footling,
  • stop,
  • repine,
  • Hovering,
  • reechoing,
  • idling,
  • dalliance,
  • tediously,
  • lounge about,
  • insist,
  • Detaining,
  • dilatory,
  • procrastinate,
  • follow,
  • negligent,
  • Repercussive,
  • irresolutely,
  • slowly,
  • wait,
  • loafing,
  • prolongation,
  • booming,
  • repent,
  • linger,
  • postpone,
  • hesitantly,
  • be lost,
  • thundering,
  • vibrating,
  • rebounding,
  • nagging,
  • Resting,
  • echoing,
  • long-winded,
  • hang,
  • lament,
  • drag along,
  • drawling,
  • long-lasting,
  • Prowling,
  • hesitatingly,
  • extension,
  • persist,
  • dragged out,
  • lie about,
  • Reboant,
  • bluntly,
  • rue,
  • Long-drawn,
  • keep,
  • lengthened,
  • stretched out,
  • sneaking,
  • Undamped,
  • Procrastinatory,
  • rumbling,
  • persevere,
  • slack,
  • muck about,
  • stay,
  • stupidly,
  • backward,
  • goofing off,
  • lag,
  • dillydally,
  • Demurring,
  • deferment,
  • interception,
  • reside,
  • brooding,
  • tardy,
  • flatly,
  • regret,
  • endure,
  • sluggishly,
  • abide,
  • time lag,
  • hang back,
  • defer,
  • tardily,
  • sounding,
  • drowsy,
  • lounging,
  • drag out,
  • deferral,
  • fluctuate,
  • Looming,
  • boringly,
  • lingeringly,
  • demurrage,
  • temporize,
  • dilatoriness,
  • shuffling,
  • expanded,
  • worrisome,
  • bewail,
  • marathon,
  • adjourn,
  • deliberately,
  • dull,
  • trifling,
  • lackadaisical,
  • drearily,
  • lengthening,
  • barrier,
  • lateness,
  • extended,
  • hold,
  • moderate,
  • hindrance,
  • stopping,
  • growling,
  • worrying,
  • gradual,
  • Ambushing,
  • slackly,
  • remiss,
  • tamely,
  • waver,
  • Reverberatory,
  • scuppering,
  • Lazing,
  • shilly-shallying,
  • continuation,
  • vacillate,
  • Holdback,
  • reverberating,
  • deplore,
  • inattentive,
  • easygoing,
  • interrupt,
  • echoic,
  • levitating,
  • easy going,
  • postponement,
  • intuitive,
  • falter,
  • Dolce Far Niente,
  • belatedly,
  • lurking,
  • lag behind,
  • tiresomely,
  • dawdle,
  • skulking,
  • inert,
  • reverberant,
  • gut,
  • deliberate,
  • protraction,
  • heavily,
  • drag,
  • slowdown,
  • hover,
  • obstruction,
  • lug,
  • dillydallying,
  • lagging,
  • draw up,
  • obstacle,
  • remain,
  • lollygagging,
  • bide,
  • Languishing,
  • resounding.

Paraphrases for Lingering:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    unresolved, prolonged, long-standing, ongoing, continuing, lengthy, long-running, enduring, outstanding, long-lasting, drawn-out, continued, unsolved, long.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    persisting, remaining, unrelenting, existing, unremitting, prevailing, Procrastinating, Prolonging, pending, Perpetuating, unwavering, underlying, Recurring, unswerving, unflagging, Deferring, Staying, unfailing, Delaying, unceasing, Postponing, Extending, stretching, pursuing, Awaiting, dragging, Suspending, constant, standing, stalling, bending, lasting, sloping, running, long-standing, ongoing, continuing, enduring.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    persistent, protracted.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Subsisting.

Antonyms for Lingering:

• adj.

  • chronic
    ephemeral, yielding, short-lived, superficial, ending, transient, indefinite, fleeting, temporary.

Homophones for Lingering:

• long-wearing, long-range.

Hyponym for Lingering:

• n.

  • act
    holdup, delay.