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past tense of tarry
Synonyms & Antonyms of tarried
1
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
- upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain
Synonyms for tarried
- abided
- (also abode),
- dwelled
- (or dwelt),
- hung around,
- remained,
- stayed,
- stuck around
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- bailed,
- bailed out,
- bugged out,
- buzzed (off),
- cleared off
- [chiefly British],
- cleared out,
- cut out,
- departed,
- exited,
- got off,
- left,
- moved,
- packed (up or off),
- peeled off,
- piked (out or off),
- pulled out,
- pushed off,
- pushed on,
- quit
- (also quitted),
- shoved (off),
- took off,
- vamoosed,
- walked out,
- went,
- went off
2
to move or act slowly
- the dean tarried in making his decision, still not sure if he should suspend the student or not
Synonyms for tarried
- crawled,
- crept,
- dallied,
- dawdled,
- delayed,
- diddled,
- dillydallied,
- dragged,
- lagged,
- lingered,
- loitered,
- lollygagged
- (also lallygagged),
- moped,
- poked,
- shilly-shallied
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3
to reside as a temporary guest
- he tarried with us all summer, sleeping on the screened-in porch most nights
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