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linger
1. v. (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so; to loiter.
2. v. (intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
3. v. (intransitive, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.

Example Sentences

Today it's a place where the world wants to call, a place to linger and maybe to live.  This is an ensemble performance, and the themes don't perhaps linger in the mind as long as the feel of the group in action.

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