lingered

verb

How many syllables in lingered?

There are 2 syllables in the word lingered.

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Divide lingered into syllables:

lin · gered

How to pronounce lingered:

Definition of lingered:

lingered (verb):: to be slow in parting or in quitting something tarry

Synonyms for lingered:

abide

carry on

continue

crawled

crept

dallied

dawdled

delayed

diddled

dragged

dropped behind

endure

fell behind

hung fire

idled

lagged

lallygagged

last

loitered

lollygagged

lounged

marked time

moped

persist

played

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Antonyms for lingered:

changed

commutated

converted

deformed

diverged

evolved

materialised

materialized

merged

metamorphosed

morphed

mutated

naturalised

naturalized

progressed

reconditioned

reduced

reformed

resolved

shaped

shifted

transfigured

transformed

transmogrified

transmuted

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