Meanings (ES + gloss)
demorar • perdurar • permanecer • persistir • quedarse
To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
His tone lingered in the air, almost like the tone of a musical instrument.
She lingered in the window until the windy sunset died in bat-colored dusk; then, going to bed, she lay sleepless all night.
pervivir
To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
During his absence the queen fell ill, and after lingering for some time she died.
He lingered through the day, and died that evening as the sun went down.
inquirir
To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.
Trump doesn't linger on the poll.