LIN'GERING, participle present tense
1. Delaying; loitering.
2.adjective Drawing out in time; remaining long; protracted; as a lingering disease.
To die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering anguish is generally his folly.
LIN'GERING, noun A delaying; a remaining long; tardiness; protraction.
The lingerings of holyday customs.