Linger
[v] move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
[v] leave slowly and hesitantly
[v] take one's time; proceed slowly
[v] be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
[v] remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"
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Synonyms
dawdle, footle, hang around, hover, lallygag, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, tarry
Antonyms
belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed
Related Terms
abide, amble, await, bide, bide the issue, carry on, cease not, continue, crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, delay, diddle, dillydally, dither, doodle, drag, drag along, drag on, drift, dwell on, elaborate, endure, fall behind, falter, flag, get behind, go alon