Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lingering

/ˈlɪŋɡəɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: ling-er-ing
IPA: /ˈlɪŋɡəɹɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

gerund of linger: an act of loitering or waiting.

noun

That which lingers; a remnant.

verb

present participle and gerund of linger

Example Sentences

"But through this insistent rhythm and rhyme, there are only questions and parenthetical pauses, interruptions and lingerings."
"The lingerings of decent pride were visible in her appearance. Her dress, though humble in the extreme, was scrupulously clean."
"Whatever little lingerings may have now and then revived in my mind associated with my poor old face had only revived as belonging to a part of my life that was gone—gone like my infancy or my childhood."

Etymology

Etymology tree English linger Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English lingering From linger + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlɪŋɡəɹɪŋ/
British English: /ˈlɪŋɡəɹɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

lingerings (plural)

Derived Forms

lingeringly unlingering

Synonyms

tarriance

Rhymes With

fingering

Questions

How do you pronounce lingering?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪŋɡəɹɪŋ/.
What does lingering mean?: gerund of linger: an act of loitering or waiting.
Where does lingering come from?: Etymology tree English linger Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English lingering From linger + -ing.

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