(v) be persistent, refuse to stop, Syn. hold on, persist, hang on, hang in, Example:he persisted to call me every night; The child persisted and kept asking questions
[ただよう, tadayou] (v5u, vi) (1) to drift; to float; (2) to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; (3) to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); (4) to wander; to walk around aimlessly; (5) (arch) to be unsteady; to be unstable; (6) (arch) to falter; to flinch; to wince; (7) (arch) to live in unreliable circumstances; (P)