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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. delayplay

  Familiarity information: LINGER OVER used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LINGER OVER (verb)


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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