linger

Other forms of linger

past tense

lingerred·

present participle

lingerring·

third person

lingers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about linger

What does linger mean?

linger means "remain present although waning or gradually dying". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in linger?

linger has 2 syllables: lin-ger. The stress falls on "lin". In IPA it is /ˈlɪŋɡɚ/.

What is another word for linger?

Close synonyms include loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of linger?

The recorded antonyms are rush.

Is linger a common word?

linger is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.