Definition: leave slowly and hesitantly
Similar words: leave, go away, go forth
Definition: go away from a place
Usage: At what time does your train leave?; She didn't leave until midnight; The ship leaves at midnight
Definition: take one's time; proceed slowly
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: tarry, footle, lallygag, mess about, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, linger, hang around, mill about, mill around
Definition: be about
Usage: The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square; Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer
Definition: move to and fro
Usage: The shy student lingered in the corner
Similar words: waver, waffle, hesitate
Definition: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
Usage: Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
Synonyms: linger
Definition: remain present although waning or gradually dying
Usage: Her perfume lingered on
Similar words: remain, stay, persist
Definition: stay behind
Usage: The smell stayed in the room; The hostility remained long after they made up