different between linger vs pinger

English

Etymology

From Middle English lenger, lengeren, frequentative of lengen (“to tarry”), from Old Norse lengja (“to lengthen”), from Proto-Germanic *langijan? (compare Dutch lengen, German längen), related to the root of long.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?l????/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l????/
• Rhymes: -????(?)
• Hyphenation: lin?ger

Verb

linger (third-person singular simple present lingers, present participle lingering, simple past and past participle lingered)

1. (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.

   Synonyms: abide, loiter, tarry; see also Thesaurus:tarry
2. (intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
3. (intransitive, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Ringel, Ringle

French

Etymology

linge +? -ier (with elision of -i- after palatal)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l??.?e/

Noun

linger m (plural lingers, feminine lingère)

1. linenkeeper

Further reading

• “linger” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• ligner

English

Etymology

From ping +? -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -???(r)

Noun

pinger (plural pingers)

1. A device that emits a short, high-pitched sound burst, such as in sonar or other echo location systems.

   We couldn't take the boat into the shallows near the reef because our sonar pinger was broken.

2. A device that periodically emits a signal that can be monitored to permit movement tracking.

   The scientist attached a pinger to the carapace of the sea turtle to track its migration.

3. A computer program that sends a ping message over a network.

   Some people like fancy pingers with extra features, but I always use the default ping application.

4. A user of a ping program; one who pings.

   Every time we replace the main page, we get flooded with pingers making sure our web site is still there.

5. (slang) An illicit drug, especially ecstasy, taken for recreational purposes.

   That was a great party. Everyone took a pinger or two.

Anagrams

• preing

Interlingua

Etymology

From Latin pingo / pingere.

Verb

pinger

1. to paint

Conjugation

Related terms

• pictor