Linger
Linger (lin"gẽr) , intransitive verb
[Old English lengen to tarry, Anglo-Saxon lengan to prolong, put off, from lang long. r125. See Long, a.]
To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.
Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind.
Perhaps thou linger'st, in deep thoughts detained.
Linger , transitive verb
1.
To protract; to draw out. [Obsolete]
She lingers my desires.
2.
To spend or pass in a lingering manner; -- with out; as, to linger out one's days on a sick bed. — Dryden