lingering

9 letters · noun · scores 2,600 in SpellHuntr

noun

the act of tarrying

Lingering in a sentence

But through this insistent rhythm and rhyme, there are only questions and parenthetical pauses, interruptions and lingerings.

The lingerings of decent pride were visible in her appearance. Her dress, though humble in the extreme, was scrupulously clean.

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