Drag and Linger

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Drag

Drag verb - To move or act slowly.

Usage example: one of the climbers was beginning to drag

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Linger is a synonym for drag in fast topic. In some cases you can use "Linger" instead a verb "Drag", when it comes to topics like loiter, lag, move very slowly. popular alternative

Nearby Words: dragged, dragline

Linger

Linger verb - To move or act slowly.

Usage example: since they were charging by the hour, the house painters lingered in finishing up their work

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Drag is a synonym for linger in fast topic. You can use "Drag" instead a verb "Linger". popular alternative

Nearby Words: lingering, lingerer

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Common collocations

soul	drag soul	linger soul
way	drag way	linger way
bit	drag bit	linger bit
chains	drag chains	linger chains
Other words: opponent.

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