lingering
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- noun
- /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/
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permanencia
- Despite the team's efforts, a lingering doubt remained about their strategy.
- lingering effects
There's no lingering over any concrete examples.
- There's no lingering over any concrete examples.
- I still the lingering of the like the burn you feel now.
Examples
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We need to be aware of the lingering and implicit effects that sexism has imprinted on our institutions and attitudes.
Academic text (2004) -
Well, that explains some lingering questions that I had about a game of post office we played one time.
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Do you have maybe just a few lingering questions around it?
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Meaning that the only lingering question after all This is why?
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This is a dynamic situation where she has a lingering conflict.
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If the answer is no, if there are some lingering doubts or fears or concerns, then go into that.
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And you still have some of the lingering health effects from from those bombings.
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It's a particular, deep, lingering ache that colors your whole day.
Blog text (3) -
Early memories, or early recollections, and their lingering effects have long been studied.
Academic text (2011) -
Are there any lingering effects of the relationship between the authoritarian regime and organized interests?
Academic text (1998)
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Etymology
The word lingering comes from old words that meant 'to make long', the same idea you see in long and lengthen. So a lingering is the action of staying or delaying longer than usual.