am lingering
- present progressive of linger (1st person singular).
Example Sentences
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But," said the stranger, coming to earth, "I am lingering beside the mark.
From At a Winter's Fire by Capes, Bernard Edward Joseph
You will be weary of my lengthiness; and perhaps I am lingering too long over the earlier portion of my narrative.
From Chantry House by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
I am lingering longer with the mavis than probably I ought, simply because I want you all to love the bird as I love him.
From Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites by Stables, Gordon
Let them forget, one by one, the theories over which I myself am lingering: all that has to do with B-rays, materializations, or the effect of solar heat.
From The Three Eyes by Leblanc, Maurice
