linger-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: remain present, but waning

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1 LINGER

Examples:
Her perfume lingered on.
The perception lingers, said an official at the company.

Mappings:
VerbNet: exist-47.1-1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: linger.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: be slow in leaving

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent[animate]] LINGER

Examples:
After a class period was over, the students lingered in the halls in discussion.
Their steps were slow and they lingered in the lobby.
We lingered over coffee until midnight.

Mappings:
VerbNet: linger-53.1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: linger.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3, 4, 5