Difference between Lurk and Linger

LURK vs LINGER: NOUN

Wait in hiding to attack
Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
To remain concealed in order to ambush
To remain unobserved
To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself
To view an internet forum without posting comments
Be about

Take one's time; proceed slowly
Remain present although waning or gradually dying
Be about
Move to and fro
Leave slowly and hesitantly
To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytical thinking or discussion.

To keep out of sight.
To read but not contribute to the discussion in a newsgroup, chatroom, or other online forum.
To exist unobserved or unsuspected.
To move furtively; sneak.
To wait out of view.
To lie hidden; to lie in wait.

To continue or persist.
To stay in a place or be slow in leaving it, often out of reluctance: : stay.
To remain feebly alive for some time before dying.
To proceed slowly; saunter.
To devote considerable time to something, especially in a leisurely fashion.
To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.

To lie in concealment; hide or keep out of sight, as for ambush or escape; skulk.
To be latent or undisclosed; be withdrawn from open manifestation; exist unperceived or unsuspected.
To monitor a web forum or similar without making your presence pubilc
Be about a place without any apparent purpose

To make long; prolong; protract; delay; put off; defer.
To spend in an inactive or tedious manner; drag: with out, and sometimes away.
To remain in a place or a state for an unusual, undue, or unexpected length of time; defer action, movement, decision, etc., either from inclination or necessity; hold back; tarry; delay; loiter.
Be about a place without any apparent purpose
To hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time
Take one's time
Proceed slowly

Mill about, Lie in wait, Mess about, Lallygag, Lounge, Ambuscade, Ambush, Scupper, Bushwhack, Lollygag, Tarry, Waylay, Loiter, Skulk, Linger

Mill around, Mill about, Mess about, Lallygag, Hang around, Footle, Loaf, Lounge, Lollygag, Dally, Tarry, Loiter, Dawdle, Hover, Lurk

Mill around, Mill about, Mess about, Lie in wait, Lallygag, Hang around, Footle, Lounge, Ambush, Scupper, Lollygag, Tarry, Loiter, Skulk, Linger

Persist, Mill around, Mill about, Mess about, Lallygag, Hang around, Footle, Loaf, Lounge, Lollygag, Dally, Tarry, Loiter, Hover, Lurk

And inflation fears still lurk just below the surface.
Behind each tree or log might lurk a savage.
What may lurk beneath our toes in the surf?
Even worse, dangerous dancing adversaries lurk in the shadows!
Qaeda still lurk near the permeable Afghan border.
Highly accurate ballistic missiles lurk in every theater.
Core Rulebook IIIFearsome and formidable foes lurk within.
But the virus can lurk in dormant mosquitoes.
Remove any bruised areas where bacteria may lurk.
Nary Hungummory Poses the Question, Does Essential Savagery Lurk Beneath the Skin of Civilization, or Does Essential Civilization Lurk Beneath the Skin of Savagery?