Question

4 Passing through the dead town of Schellbourne last month, I asked one of the few lingering inhabitants why the town was built. "For the mines," he replied. "And why were they abandoned?" I asked. "Are they exhausted?" "Oh, no," he replied, "they are not exhausted; on the contrary, they have never been worked at all, for unfortunately, just as we were about ready to open them, the Cherry Creek mines were discovered across the valley in the Egan range, and everybody rushed off there, taking what they could with them -- houses, machinery, and all "

Use a thesaurus or online thesaurus to find and name two or more synonyms for the word lingering.

Answer 1

Two synonyms for the word "lingering" are "remaining" and "residual." Other possible synonyms include "staying" and "persistent."