Linger and Whiz

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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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Whiz is an antonym for linger.

Nearby Words: lingering, lingerer

Whiz verb - To make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\.

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Linger is an antonym for whiz.

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