tarry
1to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn: He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington.
to delay or be tardy in acting, starting, coming, etc.; linger or loiter.
to wait.
Archaic. to wait for.
a stay; sojourn.
Origin of tarry
1synonym study For tarry
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Opposites for tarry
Other words from tarry
- tar·ri·er, noun
- un·tar·ried, adjective
- un·tar·ry·ing, adjective
Other definitions for tarry (2 of 2)
Origin of tarry
2Other words from tarry
- tar·ri·ness, noun
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How to use tarry in a sentence
After decades of extraction, pumping California’s increasingly tarry reserves became tougher.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them. | by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica | September 18, 2020 | ProPublicaNorman tarried to put his books into a neat leather case, and Ethel stood thinking.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeBut Brindle tarried behind and foraged for her supper by nibbling the grass from the overgrown dooryard.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondBut the chance of death was a certain one if he tarried where he was until others came to support his present opponents.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniMeanwhile the holy women and the gardener tarried about the bleeding corse.
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche | Anatole France
There tarried Olaf long and it fared well with him, and always was he mightily beloved by the churl.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) | Snorri Sturluson
British Dictionary definitions for tarry
/ (ˈtærɪ) /
(intr) to delay in coming or going; linger
(intr) to remain temporarily or briefly
(intr) to wait or stay
(tr) archaic, or poetic to await
rare a stay
Origin of tarry
1Derived forms of tarry
- tarrier, noun
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