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linger over something

1. to take too much time or idle over something, such as a meal, a cup of coffee, etc. I could linger over coffee all morning, given the chance. Don't linger over your soup. It will get cold.

2. to dawdle over the doing of something. You shouldn't linger over eating your dinner. It would he best not to linger over making up your mind.

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It is obvious that there are grave difficulties in carrying out these definitions, but we will not linger over them. The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context I never linger over a painful and necessary task; I never take pleasure before business, it is not in my nature to do so; impossible to enjoy a leisurely walk over the city, though I perceived the morning was very fine, until I had first presented Mr. The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context Lawrence, with the Jersey salt-brigs from Spain and Sicily; found a friendly northeaster off Artimon Bank that drove them within view of the East light of Sable Island, - a sight Disko did not linger over, - and stayed with them past Western and Le Have, to the northern fringe of George's. Captains Courageous by Kipling, Rudyard View in context			lily-white limb limber up limelight limit limit to limp-wristed line line of least resistance line on line own pocket line pockets line up line up against line up alongside line up behind line up for line up in line up on line up with line with linen linger linger around linger on linger over link link to link up link up to lion lion's share of lions lip lips are sealed liquid liquid refreshment liquor liquor up list list among list as list off list to a direction listen listen for listen in listen to listen to reason listen up litmus			Linganore High School Linganore Urbana Youth Athletic Association Lingap Kapatid Department lingas lingas Lingayat Lingayatism Lingayats Lingayen Gulf Lingayen Gulf lingberry lingcod lingcod lingcods lingcods Lingel Lingelbach, Johannes lingenberry Lingence Lingenfelter Performance Engineering linger linger linger Linger And Die linger around linger on linger on linger over lingered lingered lingered lingered over lingered over lingerer lingerer lingerer lingerers lingerers lingerie Lingerie Football League Lingerie Shops of America lingering lingering lingering lingering over lingering over lingeringly lingeringly lingeringly lingers lingers lingers lingers over lingers over Linget Lingga Archipelago Lingga Archipelago Lingga Islands

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