TARRIES Synonyms: 169 Similar and Opposite Words

tarries 1 of 2

noun

plural of tarry

as in stays

a temporary residing as another's guest a fable about the tarry of two Americans in a Scottish village that every century magically comes into existence for a day

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tarries

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tarry

as in waits

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

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as in lingers

to move or act slowly the dean tarried in making his decision, still not sure if he should suspend the student or not

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as in visits

to reside as a temporary guest he tarried with us all summer, sleeping on the screened-in porch most nights

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Noun

The number of people settling down for longer-term stays, including work and study, also hit an all-time high last year.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
There’s no childcare, and the tranquil spa and pool areas feel better suited to couples or quieter group stays.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of stays

Verb

Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune Dave Russell waits for a friend at Cabrini-Green while snoozing on a rusted slide on June 2, 2004.

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Lee, emerging from the dark woods beyond McMann’s cabin, gets picked up by a guy who nicknames himself the Boontill Oracle, a do-gooder who waits outside highway bars to give safe rides to local drunks.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

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Verb

There are few households in Israel that haven’t been affected in some way by the events that have played out since, leaving a sense of profound grief and insecurity that lingers across the Israeli society.

— Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
Even as the sense of a hazy disturbance in the force lingers, Burkholder’s approximately three-minute statement at least demystified some of the curious situation.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of lingers

Noun

City hosts Brighton on Saturday — a repeat of their English League Cup meeting on Wednesday, won by City on penalties — and Arsenal visits Liverpool in Sunday's only match.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Health workers tracked down nearly 900 people who had been exposed and made some 18,500 face-to-face visits to check on them.

— Michelle A. Williams, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of visits

Verb

Unexcused absences in three consecutive elections freeze tax IDs, block nonvoters from applying to state jobs, hinders loans from state banks, and delays the issuance of passports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
One medium-sized apple has 4 grams of fiber, including soluble fiber, which delays sugar absorption into the bloodstream.

— Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of delays

Verb

Verity dwells almost entirely in the gulf between the front-facing celeb being interviewed by Alex Cooper and the vicious private thoughts of her confession.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
The film’s title refers to a folk legend about a mythic creature that dwells in Bhutan’s icy mountains, and suggests all that is being lost with melting glaciers.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of dwells

Verb

Global oil prices are spiking as the US-Iran war drags on, leading to blockbuster profits for oil companies and higher gas prices for US drivers.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
That is a staggering fact, one that drags behind it a whole ghost book about what happened to Nantucket and countless other places across the country after so many of their citizens left to try to strike it rich in California.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

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