TARRYING Synonyms: 208 Similar and Opposite Words

tarrying 1 of 2

adjective

as in lingering

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tarrying

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verb

present participle of tarry

as in waiting

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 delaying

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 staying

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

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Adjective

Shohei Ohtani returned to the top of the Dodgers’ lineup Monday after four days off to address lingering aches, as the club effectively pauses its pitching program for the two-way star.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
No more distractions, no more lingering questions, just a baller who loves this sport and continues to level up.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of lingering

Verb

Most self-help books say anger and grudges are self-defeating — there’s that line everybody uses that holding a grudge is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

— Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
While waiting for the prisoners to emerge out of the federal courthouse elevators, attorneys were seen searching online to quickly familiarize themselves with the case, which has already led to four convictions in May.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

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In its evolution, resulting in eight ships of varying sizes and amenities, Oceania Cruises keeps its finger on the culinary pulse, staying current with food and drink trends.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
O’Donnell’s characters are usually fresh out of divorces and staying afloat on waves of delusional self-confidence and optimism.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

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Verb

The shift of money does not eliminate foreign military financing for Tunisia, Iraq, North Macedonia or Slovakia, although the exact amount remaining for those countries was not immediately clear.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
The last of Lila and Amisha’s henchmen has fled with the remaining supply of poison aerosol, intending to detonate it, on Amisha’s orders, at a nightclub.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

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Shares of Bank of America fell about 5% on Monday, dragging other financials with it, as investors baked in lower positive operating leverage this year.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
That is complemented by Fernandes dragging Dias out of position, which allows Mbeumo to attack the vacated space.

— Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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If asked before arriving what their goal was in visiting the museum that day, a likely answer would have been that the point of the visit is to witness the art.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Global interest in visiting South Korea, not just appreciating its culture from afar, is driving traveler numbers to the country like never before—over 6 million visitors were recorded in the first quarter of 2026 alone.

— Anna Haines, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026

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