lingered
verbHow many syllables in lingered?
There are 2 syllables in the word lingered.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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