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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

lingering death

Please what is the meaning of "a lingering death"?

Mr Wilkins suffered a lingering death.
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Hi Hifa, it means it lasts a long time. It could be painful.

  • Hi Hifa, it means it lasts a long time.
  • It could be painful.
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Hi Hifa, it means it lasts a long time. It could be painful.
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It means that he was terminally ill, and it took a long time for him to die. It was common before modern medicines, that people would suffer with diseases like tuberculosis for years before they died from the disease.

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