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List of meaning for tarry

covered in tar or a tar like substance

pitchy, resinous, resiny, tarry(verb)

having the characteristics of pitch or tar

loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around(verb)

be about

"The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

tarry, linger(verb)

leave slowly and hesitantly

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

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

to move or act slowly

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

to reside as a temporary guest

he tarried with us all summer, sleeping on the screened-in porch most nights

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