Linger and Stick

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Linger

Linger verb - To move or act slowly.
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Stick and linger are semantically related In some cases you can use "Stick" instead a verb "Linger".
Nearby Words: lingering, lingerer

Stick

Stick verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.
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Linger and stick are semantically related in stay topic. Sometimes you can use "Linger" instead a verb "Stick", if it concerns topics such as remain, adhere.
Nearby Words: sticker, sticky, sticking, stickily

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way linger way stick way

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  • Video Game / Half-Life 2 aka: Half-Life 2 If you stick around to watch the battle, he adamantly refuses to die in front of you no matter how long you linger.
    Source: Video Game / Half-Life 2 aka: Half-Life 2
  • Even then, the hull-mounted auxiliary machinegun managed to linger on through World War II, but eventually by the end of the Korean War it was realized that drilling a hole into the front armor protecting a tank to stick a machinegun in was an avoidable design flaw.
    Source: Awesome But Impractical / Military
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