lingering

lingering
adjective
anhaltend; verbleibend [Zweifel]; langwierig [Krankheit]; langsam [Tod]; nachklingend [Melodie]
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lin·ger·ing
[ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ, AM -gɚ-]
adj attr
1. (lasting) verbleibend
I still have \lingering doubts ich habe noch immer so meine Zweifel
\lingering fears [fort]bestehende Ängste
\lingering regrets nachhaltiges Bedauern
\lingering suspicion [zurück]bleibender Verdacht
2. (long) lang, ausgedehnt
a \lingering death ein schleichender Tod
a \lingering illness eine langwierige Krankheit
a \lingering kiss ein inniger Kuss
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['lIÎgərIŋ]
adj
lang, ausgedehnt; death langsam; illness langwierig, schleppend; doubt zurückbleibend; look sehnsüchtig; chords lange (nach)klingend; kiss innig

the lovers took a lingering farewell of each other — der Abschied der Liebenden wollte kein Ende nehmen

I've still got one lingering doubt — es bleibt noch ein Zweifel (zurück)

the customs officer gave him a long lingering look — der Zollbeamte sah ihn lange prüfend an

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lingering [ˈlıŋɡərıŋ] adj (adv lingeringly)
1. nachklingend
2. fig (zurück)bleibend
3. schleppend
4. schleichend (Krankheit)
5. sehnsüchtig (Blick)
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adjective
anhaltend; verbleibend [Zweifel]; langwierig [Krankheit]; langsam [Tod]; nachklingend [Melodie]
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adj.
nachklingend adj.
verweilend adj.
zögernd adj.

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