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LINGER OVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does linger over mean?
• LINGER OVER (verb)
The verb LINGER OVER has 1 sense:
1. delay
Familiarity information: LINGER OVER used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Delay
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
dwell on; linger over
Hypernyms (to "linger over" is one way to...):
hesitate; waffle; waver (pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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