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How to pronounce “linger”
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Pronunciation guide for linger
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of linger with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Was the Cat in the Hat Black?
racial ideas linger on.
- Definition summary
- (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce linger
Was the Cat in the Hat Black?

racial ideas linger on.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “linger”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
- (intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.
- [Noun]
- linenkeeper
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Similar Sounds
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