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to move or act slowly
- since they were charging by the hour, the house painters lingered in finishing up their work
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“Linger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linger. Accessed 3 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of linger was in the 14th century
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