Her voice was swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Cassowary "-- he pronounced the word lingeringly as though to prolong his pleasure in it --" real name doesn't matter. From Wordnik.com. [The Madness of May] Reference
"It -- it isn't Burke," the words came lingeringly. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Thou Gavest] Reference
And that night Truedale had kissed Lynda lingeringly. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Thou Gavest] Reference
He lowered his head to hers and kissed her lingeringly. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond the Sunrise]
He found her mouth with his and kissed her lingeringly. From Wordnik.com. [Heartless]
He raised her hand to his lips and kissed it lingeringly. From Wordnik.com. [The Obedient Bride]
Dolph and Nada embraced and kissed once more, lingeringly. From Wordnik.com. [Stork Naked]
They are accepted, lingeringly, daintily, but are not eaten. From Wordnik.com. [Molly Bawn] Reference
I did not withdraw my hand, which he kissed, but lingeringly. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"Come with me to the door, sweet Bet," said John lingeringly. From Wordnik.com. [Tales from Many Sources Vol. V] Reference
They clasped hands lingeringly and said a soft good night, 129. From Wordnik.com. [Fair to Look Upon] Reference
She glanced lingeringly at him as she disappeared, and smiled. From Wordnik.com. [Faun & Games]
"Well! Well!" exclaimed Jerry, as he shook hands lingeringly with. From Wordnik.com. [Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam] Reference
To emphasize the point, he kissed her once more very lingeringly. From Wordnik.com. [The English Witch]
Lifting one hand, she lightly touched, lingeringly traced his cheek. From Wordnik.com. [The Perfect Lover]
The gypsey drew the bow slowly and lingeringly over the flatted notes. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Cross] Reference
He lowered his head and kissed her gently and lingeringly on the lips. From Wordnik.com. [The Obedient Bride]
He stoops over her, and taking her hand presses it fondly, lingeringly. From Wordnik.com. [April's Lady A Novel] Reference
He stooped and kissed her, reverently and lingeringly, upon the forehead. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
She kissed him warmly and lingeringly on the lips, and darted suddenly away. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
Her eyes swept lingeringly around the camp with a very tender light in them. From Wordnik.com. [The Sheik] Reference
Joyce spoke lingeringly and her eyes grew fixed upon the heart of the coals. From Wordnik.com. [Joyce of the North Woods] Reference
Before he could get out another "uh" she kissed him, firmly and lingeringly. From Wordnik.com. [Up In A Heaval]
She put her face to his and kissed him on the mouth, sweetly and lingeringly. From Wordnik.com. [Pet Peeve]
Then she emitted what seemed to be one word, so lingeringly sweet was the drawl. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Thou Gavest] Reference
Her lustrous eyes dwelt on him lingeringly as he left her; he smiled back into them. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896] Reference
Her gaze dropped to his lips; stretching up, she brushed them lingeringly with hers. From Wordnik.com. [The Perfect Lover]
Closing a deal in Glengarry is therefore compared lingeringly to the seduction of a woman. From Wordnik.com. [Art of Closing Scummy Deals-Mamet's All-American Hustlers] Reference
We hear the whisperings and the sweet vows of eternal love as they lingeringly part forever. From Wordnik.com. [Public Speaking] Reference
He set a hand beneath her chin, lifted her face, and kissed her lingeringly and openmouthed. From Wordnik.com. [Irresistible]
Even thus Turnus draws lingeringly backward, with unhastened steps, and soul boiling in anger. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeneid of Virgil] Reference
"Why, if you wish it, of course, dear, but" -- her gaze rested lingeringly upon the other cage. From Wordnik.com. [All Aboard A Story for Girls] Reference
Luther's mind dwelt lingeringly upon its cozy arrangement; every atom of his body craved shelter. From Wordnik.com. [The Wind Before the Dawn] Reference
Henri's deep, purple eyes looked long into her own brown ones as he lingeringly released her hand. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier] Reference
He kissed her lingeringly on the lips to dispel that idea, before turning to pick up the receiver. From Wordnik.com. [Pregnant by the Millionaire]
Her gaze wandered lingeringly from object to object in the hall as if she had never seen it before. From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Day's Daughters] Reference
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