different between linger vs slinger

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 Middle English slynger; equivalent to sling +? -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -???(r)

Noun

slinger (plural slingers)

1. Someone who slings or who uses a sling.

Derived terms

• gunslinger
• hash slinger

Translations

Anagrams

• Lingers, Ringels, Ringles, Singler, lingers

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sl?.??r/
• Hyphenation: slin?ger
• Rhymes: -???r

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch slinger. Equivalent to a deverbal from slingeren.

Noun

slinger m (plural slingers, diminutive slingertje n)

1. (physics) A pendulum. Such object in mechanics, e.g. on a clock.
2. A garland, a line with party flags or similar decoration.
3. A sling (projectile weapon).

Derived terms

• feestslinger
• kerstslinger
• slingerklok
• slingeruurwerk
• torsieslinger

Descendants

• Afrikaans: slinger

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

slinger

1. first-person singular present indicative of slingeren
2. imperative of slingeren