Tarry

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Intransitive verb 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Synonyms

English

Pronunciation

• (verb, noun): tăr'ē, /ˈtæri/, /"t{ri/
• (adjective): tär'ē, /ˈtɑːri/, /"tA:ri/

Intransitive verb

to tarry (third-person singular simple present tarries, present participle tarrying, simple past tarried, past participle tarried)

1. to stay or wait somewhere, especially if longer than planned
2. to stay somewhere temporarily; to sojourn

Synonyms

• (stay or wait, especially longer than planned): hang about, hang around, linger, loiter
• (stay somewhere temporarily): sojourn, stay, stay over, stop, stop over

Noun

Tarry (plural tarries)

1. a sojourn

Synonyms

• (sojourn): stay, stop, stop-over

Adjective

Tarry (comparative tarrier, superlative tarriest)

1. resembling tar
2. covered with tar

Synonyms

• (resembling tar): pitchy
• (covered with tar): bituminized (treated with tar), pitchy