What is another word for lingering?
390 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ lˈɪŋɡəɹɪŋ], [ lˈɪŋɡəɹɪŋ], [ l_ˈɪ_ŋ_ɡ_ə_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ]
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Similar words for lingering:
- chronic (adjective)
- dilatory (adjective)
- habituated (adjective)
- long (adjective)
- long-drawn-out (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- overlong (adjective)
- remaining (adjective)
- residual (adjective)
- slow (adjective)
- act (noun)
- delay (noun)
- lingering (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- slowness (noun)
- abiding (verb)
- other relevant words (verb)
- procrastinating (verb)
- remaining (verb)
- slowing (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Lingering:
adj.
• chronic (adjective)- ineradicable,
- stubborn,
- inveterate,
- settled,
- ceaseless,
- obstinate,
- incurable,
- deep-seated,
- Recurring,
- perennial,
- fixed,
- confirmed,
- ingrained,
- usual,
- deep-rooted,
- inbred,
- sustained,
- unyielding,
- recurrent,
- habitual,
- long-standing,
- routine,
- constant,
- continual,
- rooted,
- unmitigated,
- long-lived,
- continuous,
- tenacious,
- lifelong,
- inborn.
- diffusive,
- forever and a day,
- faraway,
- gangling,
- spun out,
- longwinded,
- stretching,
- longish,
- far off,
- outstretched,
- spread out,
- for ages,
- without end.
n.
• act (noun) • delay (noun)- coolingoff period,
- pro rogation,
- retardments,
- dis-continuations,
- coolingoff periods,
- putting offs,
- tieup,
- dis continuations,
- cooling off period,
- dawdlings,
- re missions,
- demurrals,
- sur ceases,
- lingerings,
- re mission,
- de lays,
- cunctations,
- hold ups,
- re-missions,
- prorogations,
- sur-ceases,
- re-mission,
- de-lay,
- de lay,
- cooling off periods,
- sur-cease,
- loiterings,
- de-lays,
- cooling-off periods,
- sur cease,
- tarryings,
- pro-rogations,
- pro rogations,
- dis-continuation,
- dis continuation,
- pro-rogation,
- showstoppers.
v.
• abiding (verb) • Other relevant words: (verb) • procrastinating (verb) • remaining (verb) • slowing (verb)Other synonyms:
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- endless.
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- eternal.
- 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.
How to use "Lingering" in context?
1. Lingerie is one of the most intimate items a woman can possess. How does lingerie make us feel? Intense, sensual, and desirable. We often associate lingerie with desire and anticipating the next Rendezvous.
2. When we put on lingerie, we are usually thinking about someone we love or want to seduce. This might be someone we are seeing or just thinking about in general. The act of lingerie wearing can send waves of pleasure through our bodies, lighting up parts of our anatomy that we didn't even know could feel so good.
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Independent
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Adjective
continued, continuing, drawn-out, enduring, lengthy, long, long-lasting, ongoing, outstanding, prolonged, unresolved, unsolved, long-standing, long-running.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
bending, constant, continuing, dragging, enduring, existing, lasting, ongoing, pending, persisting, prevailing, pursuing, remaining, running, sloping, stalling, standing, stretching, unceasing, underlying, unfailing, unflagging, unrelenting, unremitting, unswerving, unwavering, Awaiting, Deferring, Delaying, Extending, Perpetuating, Recurring, Postponing, Procrastinating, Prolonging, Staying, Suspending, long-standing.
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Other Related
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Adjective
persistent, protracted.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Subsisting.
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Adjective
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- Synonyms:
- bring to a screeching halt.
