linger; hover; encircle
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to linger; to hover; to encircle; to wrap around
literaryOften used in literary or poetic contexts to describe sounds, smells, mist, emotions, or memories that persist or hover in a place or in one's mind. Can describe physical encircling as well as metaphorical haunting.
Yún云
wù雾
yíng萦
rào绕
zài在
shān山
yāo腰
，
wǎn宛
rú如
xiān仙
jìng境
。
Clouds and mist lingered around the mountainside, like a fairyland.
Tā她
de的
gē歌
shēng声
zhì至
jīn今
rèng仍
zài在
wǒ我
ěr耳
biān边
yíng萦
rào绕
。
Her singing voice still lingers in my ears to this day.
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Qīng清
quán泉
zài在
shí石
jiān间
yíng萦
rào绕
，
fā发
chū出
yuè悦
ěr耳
de的
shēng声
yīn音
。
The clear spring water wound among the rocks, making a pleasant sound.
Wǎng往
shì事
yíng萦
rào绕
xīn心
tóu头
，
ràng让
tā他
jiǔ久
jiǔ久
bù不
néng能
píng平
jìng静
。
Memories of the past haunted his heart, leaving him unsettled for a long time.