Bible Dictionaries
Lingering

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Linger

(2):

(a.) Delaying.

(3):

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Lingering'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/lingering.html. 1828.