linger on (after someone or something)
to outlast someone or something; to live longer than someone else or long after an event.
What does lingering on mean?
1. To remain persistently or for a longer time than anticipated. I just wanted to go home after the seminar finished, but a number of attendees were still lingering on in the lobby. Despite her assurances, I still had a few concerns lingering on. 2.
How do you use lingering in a sentence?
Lingering sentence example
- The sun was down, the afterglow of sunset lingering on the horizon. ...
- The goon that bruised her arm was lingering outside her building, along with two more. ...
- The lingering sickness in his body fled, gone for good. ...
- Cynthia sighed, lingering in the parlor.
