linger (verb) - remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"
loiter , lounge , footle , lollygag , loaf , lallygag , hang around , mess about , tarry , linger , lurk , mill about , mill around (verb) - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
tarry , linger (verb) - leave slowly and hesitantly
linger , dawdle (verb) - take one's time; proceed slowly
hover , linger (verb) - move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
tarriance , lingering (noun) - the act of tarrying