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Definition of lingering adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lingering

adjective
 
/ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/
 
/ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/
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  1. slow to end or disappear
    • a painful and lingering death
    • a last lingering look
    • lingering doubts
    • a lingering smell of machine oil
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLingering is used with these nouns:
    • bitterness
    • death
    • doubt
    • …
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