linger

v. t. 1. To protract; to draw out. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

She lingers my desires. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To spend or pass in a lingering manner; -- with out; as, to linger out one's days on a sick bed. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who lingers. Guardian. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] Linen goods collectively; linen underwear or nightclothes, esp. of women; the clothing of linen and cotton with its lace, etc., worn by a women. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. 1. Delaying. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as, a lingering disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

To die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering anguish is generally his folly. Rambler. [ 1913 Webster ]