linger

(v) remain present although waning or gradually dying
- Her perfume lingered on
(v) be about
- The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
- Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
footle, hang around, lallygag, loiter, lollygag, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, loaf, lounge, lurk,
(v) leave slowly and hesitantly tarry,
(v) take one's time; proceed slowly dawdle,
(v) move to and fro
- The shy student lingered in the corner
hover,

footle hang around lallygag loiter lollygag mess about mill about mill around tarry loaf lounge lurk dawdle hover

belt along bucket along cannonball along hie hotfoot pelt along race rush rush along speed step on it hasten

lingo

lingam lingua

lingerer lingerie lingering lingeringly linger over