lingeringly

Thân thiện

She smiled lingeringly as she waved goodbye from the train window.

Definition

Adverb: - In a slow, unhurried, or prolonged manner; in a way that continues for a long time, often slowly or as if reluctant to end.

Usage

The adverb "lingeringly" is used to describe an action performed in a drawn-out, slow, or deliberate way. It often implies a sense of delay, reluctance to finish, or a prolonged, gentle quality. It is a formal or literary word.

Examples

• She looked at him lingeringly before turning to leave, her gaze full of unspoken words.
• The scent of the flowers hung lingeringly in the warm evening air.
• He spoke the final line of the poem lingeringly, letting each syllable resonate.

Advanced Usage

• "lingeringly" in literary/descriptive contexts: Often used to describe sensory experiences (sights, sounds, smells) or emotional actions (looks, touches, goodbyes) that persist.
  • The final chord of the sonata faded lingeringly into silence.
  • He kissed her hand lingeringly, a gesture from a more courtly time.

Variants and Related Words

• Linger (verb): To stay in a place longer than necessary, typically from reluctance to leave; to be slow to disappear or die.
  • Fog lingered in the valley.
• Lingering (adjective): Lasting for a long time, especially longer than usual or expected.
  • A lingering illness; a lingering doubt.
• Lingerer (noun): A person who lingers.

Synonyms

• Slowly
• Protractedly
• Deliberately
• Lazily
• Leisurely
• Gradually

Antonyms

• Hastily
• Quickly
• Abruptly
• Swiftly
• Briefly

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way
   • her voice was swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly -Rossetti

Từ đồng nghĩa

• protractedly