tarry
verb (used without object)
to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn.
is tarrying
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present progressiveof tarry (3rd person singular).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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That is to say, he is tarrying in heaven for the appointed time to arrive when he shall come into the world again to consummate the full and final purposes of his mission.
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger
I learned from the Pottawatamies," I said, "that Father Nouvel is tarrying at their islands.
From Montlivet by Alice Prescott Smith
"Canst thou tell us whether the brother of Saint John, Roger erst of Walderne, is tarrying within?"
From The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars by A. D. (Augustine David) Crake
The Buddhists await the birth of Maitri Buddha, who is tarrying in the dewa loka Tusita until the time of his advent upon earth.
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger
Yes, there is tarrying love as well as succouring love.
From Memories of Bethany by John R. (John Ross) Macduff
