Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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linger | No | No | Yes | No |
prowl | Yes | No | Yes | No |
linger (noun) | prowl (noun) |
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the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner) |
linger (verb) | prowl (verb) |
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take one's time; proceed slowly | move about in or as if in a predatory manner |
leave slowly and hesitantly | loiter about, with no apparent aim |
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 |