- lingeringly
- adverb see linger
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
lingeringly
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Lingeringly — Lin ger*ing*ly, adv. With delay; slowly; tediously. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lingeringly — adv. Lingeringly is used with these verbs: ↑kiss … Collocations dictionary
lingeringly — adverb in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way (Freq. 1) her voice was swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly Rossetti • Syn: ↑protractedly • Derived from adjective: ↑protracted (for: ↑protractedly) … Useful english dictionary
lingeringly — See lingerer. * * * … Universalium
lingeringly — adverb In a lingering manner, persistingly, tending to remain … Wiktionary
lingeringly — adv. in a lingering manner … English contemporary dictionary
lingeringly — lin·ger·ing·ly … English syllables
protractedly — adverb in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way her voice was swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly Rossetti • Syn: ↑lingeringly • Derived from adjective: ↑protracted * * * adverb : in a protracted manner * * * … Useful english dictionary
Drag — Drag, v. i. 1. To be drawn along, as a rope or dress, on the ground; to trail; to be moved onward along the ground, or along the bottom of the sea, as an anchor that does not hold. [1913 Webster] 2. To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fondle — verb (fondled; fondling) Etymology: frequentative of obsolete fond to fondle Date: 1694 transitive verb 1. obsolete pamper 2. to handle tenderly, lovingly, or lingeringly ; caress intransitive verb to sh … New Collegiate Dictionary
