(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:53:51

Lin"ger*ing, a.

1.

Delaying.

2.

Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as, a lingering disease.

To die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering anguish is generally his folly. Rambler.

 

© Webster 1913.

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