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linger

v.

To go reluctantly
tarry, stay, wait, saunter, lag, trail, hesitate, delay, plod, trudge, traipse, falter, totter, stagger, dawdle, lumber, procrastinate, slouch, shuffle, trifle, potter, fritter away time, shilly-shally, dillydally, idle, crawl, loll, vacillate, take one's time, wait, putter, hobble, be dilatory, be tardy, be long, sit around*, hang around*, hang back*, let the grass grow under one's feet*; see also loiter.
Antonyms hasten, hurry*, speed.
To go slowly
hang on, remain, be moribund; see delay 1, hinder. See syn. study at wait.

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Another word for linger

verb

To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave:
abide, bide, pause, stay¹, tarry, wait. See continue
To continue to be in a place:
abide, bide, remain, stay¹, tarry, wait. (Informal) stick around. Idiom: stay put. See continue
To go or move slowly so that progress is hindered:
dally, dawdle, delay, dilly-dally, drag, lag, loiter, poke, procrastinate, tarry, trail. Idioms: drag one's feet (or heels), mark time, take one's time. See fast