how to pronounce lingering

/ˈlɪŋɡɚɪŋ/

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lingering is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of lingering in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… that fog actually will be lingering for …”

meanings of lingering

noun:

An act of lingering or waiting.
That which lingers; a remnant.

verb:

Present participle of linger.

lingering frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word lingering occurs in english on average 6.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics lingering can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that lingering can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;