·vt To Protract; to draw out.
II. Linger ·vt To spend or pass in a lingering manner;
— with out; as, to linger out one's days on a sick bed.
III. Linger ·adj To Delay; to Loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to Hesitate.