dawdle vs linger

dawdle and linger both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dawdle	No	No	Yes	No
linger	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dawdle and linger are synonyms defined as:

dawdle (verb)	linger (verb)
take one's time; proceed slowly	take one's time; proceed slowly
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.	leave slowly and hesitantly
waste time	be about a place without any apparent purpose
	to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time
	remain present although waning or gradually dying