tarry

¹tar·ry

verb \ˈter-ē, ˈta-rē\

tar·riedtar·ry·ing

Definition of TARRY

intransitive verb

1

a : to delay or be tardy in acting or doing b : to linger in expectation : wait

2

: to abide or stay in or at a place

Examples of TARRY

1. Tarry with us a while.
2. <upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain>

Origin of TARRY

Middle English tarien

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to TARRY

Synonyms: abide, dwell, hang around, remain, stick around, ¹stay

Antonyms: bail, bail out, bug out, buzz (off), clear off [chiefly British], clear out, cut out, depart, exit, get off, go, go off, leave, move, pack (up or off), peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, shove (off), take off, vamoose, walk out

Related Words: await, hang on, hold on, wait; dally, dawdle, linger, loiter; outstay, overstay

Near Antonyms: abscond, book [slang], decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, run away, scat, scram, skip; abandon, desert, forsake, vacate

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Rhymes with TARRY

carry, gharry, harry, marry, parry, Shari