King James Bible Dictionary

LIN'GER, verb intransitive

1. To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow.

Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind.

Whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not. 2 Peter 2:3.

2. To hesitate; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense.

Perhaps thou lingerest, in deep thought detained.

3. To remain long in any state. The patient lingers on a bed of sickness.

LIN'GER, verb transitive To protract.

LIN'GERER, noun One who lingers.

LIN'GERING, participle present tense

1. Delaying; loitering.

2. adjective Drawing out in time; remaining long; protracted; as a lingering disease.

To die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering anguish is generally his folly.

LIN'GERING, noun A delaying; a remaining long; tardiness; protraction.

The lingerings of holyday customs.

LIN'GERINGLY, adverb With delay; slowly; tediously.