- Lingering
- Lingering Lin"ger*ing, a.
1. Delaying.
[1913 Webster]
2. Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as, a lingering disease. [1913 Webster]
To die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering anguish is generally his folly. --Rambler. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.