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   lingering

   /ˈlɪŋɡ(ə)rɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. lasting for a long time or slow to end: "there are still some lingering doubts in my mind" Similar remainingsurvivingpersistingabidingnaggingnigglinggnawinglastingresidualprotractedpersistentprolongedlong-drawn-outlong-lastinglastingdraggingchronicunabatinglong-standingOpposite short-lived

   Derivatives

   • 1. lingeringly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • L

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   • I

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   • N

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   • G

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   • E

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   • R

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