Hold and Linger

Hold

Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.

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Linger and hold are semantically related in hold up topic. In some cases you can use "Linger" instead a verb "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Linger

Linger verb - To move or act slowly.

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Hold and linger are semantically related in hold up topic. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Linger", if it concerns topics such as be protracted.

Nearby Words: lingering, lingerer

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Common collocations

kind	hold kind	linger kind
way	hold way	linger way

Both words in one sentence

Morgana spends a lot of time trying to hold Gwen's hands to comfort her (after tormenting her mercilessly) and the camera tends to linger on those shots.

Source: Holding Hands
The logic won't really hold out if you linger... but lingering isn't the point of the game.

Source: Clown-Car Grave
Being a giant, especially compared to Krillin's tiny stature at the time, Bacterian falls on Krillin (who is no longer able to hold him from weakness from the smell) and rubs his butt on him, insuring the smell to linger.

Source: Fartillery