Linger synonyms

wait

To remain or stay in expectation of; await:

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delay (related)

To delay is defined as to postpone, make late or stop for awhile.

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trail

Trail is defined as to drag, pull, follow or lag behind someone or something.

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tarry

(Intransitive) To stay somewhere temporarily; to sojourn.

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stay

To stand still; stop; halt

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lag

To fail to keep up a pace; straggle:

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hinder (related)

To make difficult to accomplish; to frustrate, act as obstacle.

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hesitate

Hesitate is defined as to pause before deciding, acting or speaking.

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dwell

(Intransitive) To linger (on) a particular thought, idea etc.; to remain fixated (on).

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abide

To continue in existence; endure:

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plod

To trudge along or over.

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lumber

To move heavily, clumsily, and, often, noisily

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idle

To spend time unprofitably; be unemployed or inactive

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hobble

To walk or move along haltingly or with difficulty; limp.

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be dilatory

To go reluctantly

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be long

To go reluctantly

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remain

To continue in the same state or condition:

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be moribund

To go slowly

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hurry (antonym)

To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.

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loiter (related)

To spend (time) idly

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drag

To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.

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mosey

To move in a leisurely, relaxed way; saunter:

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survive

To live, persist, or remain usable through:

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halt (antonym)

To stop; pause:

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go (antonym)

(Informal) To enjoy:

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bide

To wait; tarry.

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pause

To dwell or linger

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stick around

(Idiomatic) To stay; to linger; to remain.

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stay-put

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drag one's feet (or heels)

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mark-time

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continue (related)

The definition of continue means to remain or go on.

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fast (related)

In a secure manner; tightly:

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lounge

To move or act in a lazy, relaxed way; loll:

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lallygag

(See lollygag.) To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.

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hover

To cause to hover:

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cling

To hold fast or adhere to something, as by grasping, sticking, embracing, or entwining:

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end (antonym)

To come to an end; terminate

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dawdle

To dawdle is defined as to waste time or to move excessively slowly.

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smoulder (related)

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linger-on (related)

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lurk (related)

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fester (related)

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waft (related)

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procrastinate

(Intransitive) To put off; to delay taking action; to wait until later.

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take-one-s-time

(Intransitive, idiomatic) To take more time to do something than is considered acceptable.

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hang around

(Idiomatic) to stay, linger or loiter

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poke

To stick out; protrude

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leave (antonym)

To let be or do without interference.

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rush (antonym)

To do, make, or cause to move, go, or act, with unusual or excessive speed or haste; hurry

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saunter

To saunter is defined as to stroll or walk slowly.

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trudge

(Intransitive) To walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.

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traipse

To walk, wander, tramp, or gad

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totter

To proceed with feeble, unsure steps

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stagger

(Intransitive) To cease to stand firm; to begin to give way; to fail.

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slouch

The definition of slouch is to move, sit or stand with bad posture, with your shoulders bent forward.

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shuffle

To shove one way and the other; to push from one to another.

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trifle

Trifle is defined as to treat someone without respect, or to waste time playing or doing silly and frivolous things.

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potter

(Brit.) putter

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fritter away time

To go reluctantly

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shilly-shally

To procrastinate.

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dillydally

Alternative spelling of dilly-dally.

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crawl

(Intransitive) To swim using the crawl stroke.

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loll

Loll is defined as to lay around in a casual way, or to hang loosely.

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vacillate

(Intransitive) To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.

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putter

To walk or move in an unhurried or casual manner.

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be tardy

To go reluctantly

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sit-around

To sit down and not do anything important.

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hang-back

(Informal) To wait; to falter; to avoid proceeding through reluctance.

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let-the-grass-grow-under-one-s-feet

(Idiomatic) To be idle; to fail to make progress.

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hang on

(Idiomatic) To wait a moment (usually imperative).

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speed (antonym)

To get along in a specified manner; fare.

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fritter

(Intransitive, often with about or around) To occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination.

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stop (antonym)

To interrupt one's course or journey for a brief visit or stay. Often used with by, in, or off:

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dally

To dawdle, delay, or linger:

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dilly-dally

Alternative spelling of dilly-dally.

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footle

(Chiefly Brit., Informal) To act or talk foolishly

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lollygag

(US) To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.

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loaf

To spend time idly; loiter or lounge about; idle, dawdle, etc.

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mess-about

(Intransitive) To be in a casual non-committal relationship

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mill-about

(Intransitive, usually of a group of people) To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area.

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mill-around

(Intransitive, usually of a group of people) To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area.

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falter

To move unsteadily or haltingly; stumble:

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hasten (antonym)

To move in a quick fashion.

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