linger

a painful and lingering death.

the lingering taint of creosote.

The custom lingers on.

the lingering sweetness of incense

the tradition seems to linger on.

linger over one's work

she lingered over her meal.

we are thankful that she didn't linger on and suffer.

there are still some lingering doubts in my mind.

We lingered away the whole summer at the beach.

The paralytic lingered out several more years.

The smell of the gas oil lingered in the house.

Larry didn't linger over his work completely, but he did linger over it to some extent.

she lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm sunshine.

she let her eyes linger on him suggestively.

The issue has been lingering at the back of my mind for a long time.

Formerly he often lingered about a park doing nothing.

Don't linger away your holidays.Try to find something useful to do.

He lingered lovingly over the account of his exploits.

Show me where she squeezes and lingers.

Meanwhile, the dispute over gays lingers on.

The principle for taking samples is for it not to linger.

Her thoughts lingered over the last two words.

I don't know, honey. It felt like he lingered.

Because you did something that that lingered with me after I watched it.

But I languidly lingered awhile lost in the midst of vague musings.

Okay, so, that's why most cats avoid water, but there is one question still lingering.

But Jordan lingered for a moment more.

Once, we lingered over every word of a classic novel or the latest best seller.