Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lingering on

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
lin-ger-ing on
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of linger on

Questions

What does lingering on mean?
present participle and gerund of linger on

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