- present participle of linger.
lingering
Example Sentences
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Christo Grozev, an investigative journalist, had offered me his help in figuring out the lingering questions around my arrest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
He blamed his croaky impersonation on a lingering "fresher's flu".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
In his second year in the majors, he was thrust into the primary role behind the plate for two months because of Will Smith’s lingering neck injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The wide spread may have been a lingering artifact of the Eurozone debt crisis that followed the financial crisis, but either way, it has started to widen.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
She then licks her thumb and brushes it against the underside of my eye, wiping away any lingering sleep crust.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
