Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Linger"

A: "lingering questions" are questions that you have wanted the answers to for a while. Usually, they weren't important enough to ask on their own.

A: To stay in one place for longer than you have to or to hang around. Usually people say this to teenagers or younger people - ‘stop lingering’

A: Lingering is an adjective and means lasting for a long time or slow to end. I can also mean looking around often in one place.

A: To stay somewhere for a longer time than you need to be there.

"Don't linger at the store. Just get what's on the list and come right home."

A: To linger is when someone or something stays longer than usual.

"They lingered around the park."

"She lingered in the garden."

"Don't linger around! We have to go."

A: my friends and I always linger around the school when class is over.

what are you lingering around for? get out of my store!

I tend to linger in my room when I'm bored.

A: Linger = to stay for a lengthy period of time.

"The scent lingers."
"My cat often lingers around when she wants attention."

A: "I don't want the smell of your fart to linger around my room. Get out."

"Why do you linger outside my window at night?"

"The smell of coffee lingers around the cafe."

A: "If you are breaking up with him, then do it quickly rather than have things linger on."

"We cooked dinner hours ago, but the smell of food seemed to linger on."

"The drive was long and lingered on."

"It's hard to pay attention to my mother-in-law's stories because they always have a way of lingering on and on."

A: She lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm sunshine.

I lingered in the doorway.

She let her eyes linger on him suggestively.

A:

The words "linger" and "stick around" can both refer to staying in a place for a longer period of time, but there are some subtle differences in their usage. Here are some example sentences to illustrate their meanings:

1. "After the party ended, a few guests decided to stick around and chat."
2. "I didn't want to leave the beach, so I lingered there, enjoying the sunset."
3. "She asked him to stick around after the meeting to discuss some important matters."
4. "Even though it was late, the smell of freshly baked cookies made me linger in the kitchen."
5. "The concert was so amazing that I couldn't help but stick around for the encore."

In general, "linger" implies a sense of lingering or staying longer than expected, often because of a pleasant experience or reluctance to leave. On the other hand, "stick around" suggests intentionally staying or remaining in a place, whether it's for a specific purpose or just to be present.

I hope these examples help clarify the difference between "linger" and "stick around"!

A: To linger means to stay in a location for a long time, longer than you need to, and makes it sound like you don't want to leave.
To play around means to do something that's not very serious, or to do something irresponsible.

So for example:
- "Jack lingered in the park." = Jack stayed in the park for a while. (This sentence makes it sound like it's unusual for him to stay in the park for so long.)
- "Jack played around in the park." = Jack was casually doing something for fun, and he happened to be in the park while he was doing it.

A: "Linger" is staying somewhere because you are reluctant to leave. This can indicate that someone wants to stay and is sad to go.

"Dawdle" is being slow or wasting time.

Examples:
She lingered outside, enjoying the warmth.
He lingered, wanting to be with her a little longer.
She couldn't dawdle over her tea any longer. She had to go to work.
He dawdled in the car, not wanting to go to his meeting.

A: that is a very simple way to look at it, yes. So if something lingers, you could describe that thing as lingering.

A: “Linger in” is unnatural. “Linger on” is a more common expression for when you spend too much time on something. “Don’t linger on the subject all day.”

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