tarry
verb (used without object)
to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn.
are tarrying
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present progressiveof tarry.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In both places, the Soviet leaders could easily beckon Russian troops who are tarrying in Eastern Slovakia.
From Time Magazine Archive
Girls whom you left children have become sage matrons, while you are tarrying there.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb
