Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Linger.
3 letter answer(s) to linger
LAG
cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
the act of slowing down or falling behind
the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"
throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins
4 letter answer(s) to linger
STAY
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"
a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
fasten with stays
hang on during a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm"
5 letter answer(s) to linger
TARRY
be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
having the characteristics of pitch or tar
leave slowly and hesitantly
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