linger

verbs

remain present although waning or gradually dying
"Her perfume lingered on"
linger
is a type of (narrower)
stay behind
"The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
persist, remain, stay
be about
"The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry
is derived from
lingerer
leave slowly and hesitantly
linger, tarry
take one's time; proceed slowly
dawdle, linger
antonym
rush
see also
linger over
move to and fro
"The shy student lingered in the corner"
hover, linger