lingering
ਲਟਕ
definition
verb
she lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm sunshine
stay in a place longer than necessary, typically because of a reluctance to leave.
adjective
there are still some lingering doubts in my mind
lasting for a long time or slow to end.
example
But both Delhi and Washington have much to do to allay 'lingering' doubts.
What could be a better barometer of the spiritual health of a community than a fond desire for a 'lingering' horrible death?
Any 'lingering' sense of contradiction or pessimism should be dispelled by going back to the text.
There was no 'lingering' sense of familiarity that made most Americans give him a second glance, even with his died hair and previously colored contacts.
The style chosen also allows a 'lingering' air of doubt as to where we are and when it is taking place, something left unexplained and unresolved until the close.
He bent his head to give her a 'lingering' kiss and then he was gone.
The letter's description was found to be true with the foul smell still 'lingering' in the surrounding air.
I hope you wrote it more out of desire than out of any 'lingering' sense of obligation.
He gave me a slow, 'lingering' kiss, then untangled his arms and legs from mine.
And yet there is a 'lingering' sense that each avoids the critical questions.
Of course you always have doubts but in this particular case I have no 'lingering' doubt.
Tiny diagrammatic shapes seemed to float in the darkness when I closed my eyes, and my ears sensed the 'lingering' reverberation of a guitar in the distance.
Here may be a way to put all those 'lingering' doubts to rest and see for yourself the efficacy of alternative therapies.
For me, it is the fact that I did little or nothing that stings and leaves a 'lingering' sense of pain and sadness the most.
The cheer that resonates around arenas as races are won and world records are broken is always accompanied by the 'lingering' doubt that the feats are enhanced by drugs.
He could feel it, too - just at the edge of his consciousness was a 'lingering' sense of doubt.
I just wasn't ready for the intervening years, and the 'lingering' death of the idea of the single, as the industry and the media held on for as long as they could.
Of course, the second series does have a few 'lingering' clouds of doubt.
After that great feat, horse drawn transport was confined to a 'lingering' death.
As the seconds ticked away, 'lingering' doubts loomed large.
Better he should have a quick separation than an ugly 'lingering' death.
Nick came over and kissed me 'lingeringly' goodbye.
I was never expected to marry her, nor was I encouraged to kiss her 'lingeringly' for the cameras either.
By admitting that she has given herself the better role, she appears to square her conscience, but the effect is as 'lingeringly' unpleasant as the taste of vinegar, rather than the sweetness promised by an enchanting title.
Eric looked 'lingeringly' at her as they danced, without saying a single embarrassing word about her appearance.
The new toilets have a strange and 'lingeringly' unpleasant smell.
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