how to pronounce linger

/ˈlɪŋ.ɡəɹ/

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linger is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of linger in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… gruesome fates still linger haunting our …”

meaning of linger

Linger means to stay in one place for a long time.

linger frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word linger occurs in english on average 2.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics linger 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 linger can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;