Tarry
verb
To stay somewhere longer than expected, typically because you are enjoying it or waiting for something.
I decided to tarry at the coffee shop a little longer to finish my book.
verb
To delay or be slow in doing something.
Don't tarry or we'll miss the train!
adjective
Of a dark or thick consistency.
In some medical scenarios, tarry stools could signify a health issue.
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To stay somewhere longer than expected, typically because you are enjoying it or waiting for something.
I decided to tarry at the coffee shop a little longer to finish my book.
verb
To delay or be slow in doing something.
Don't tarry or we'll miss the train!
adjective
Of a dark or thick consistency.
In some medical scenarios, tarry stools could signify a health issue.
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Enjoyable Delay
Use 'tarry' when the delay is because of enjoyment, not just any delay.
She tarried in the gallery, captivated by the paintings.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Tarry' often implies a pleasant or voluntary wait, rather than frustration.
We tarried by the riverside, reluctant to leave the serene spot.
Pro Tip 3/3Anticipation
Tarrying can suggest waiting in expectation of something good.
They tarried at the dock, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the cruise ship.
Pro Tip 1/3Enjoyable Delay
Use 'tarry' when the delay is because of enjoyment, not just any delay.
She tarried in the gallery, captivated by the paintings.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Tarry' often implies a pleasant or voluntary wait, rather than frustration.
We tarried by the riverside, reluctant to leave the serene spot.
Pro Tip 3/3Anticipation
Tarrying can suggest waiting in expectation of something good.
They tarried at the dock, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the cruise ship.
Pro Tip 1/3Enjoyable Delay
Use 'tarry' when the delay is because of enjoyment, not just any delay.
She tarried in the gallery, captivated by the paintings.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Tarry' often implies a pleasant or voluntary wait, rather than frustration.
We tarried by the riverside, reluctant to leave the serene spot.
Pro Tip 3/3Anticipation
Tarrying can suggest waiting in expectation of something good.
They tarried at the dock, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the cruise ship.
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Video examples
Martin Hanczyc: The line...
forming a brownish caramel, right? If you let that go unregulated, you'll continue to make and break chemical bonds, forming an even more diverse mixture of molecules that then forms this kind of black tarry stuff in your pan, right, that's difficult to wash out. So that's what the origin of life would have looked like.
Video examples
Martin Hanczyc: The line...
forming a brownish caramel, right? If you let that go unregulated, you'll continue to make and break chemical bonds, forming an even more diverse mixture of molecules that then forms this kind of black tarry stuff in your pan, right, that's difficult to wash out. So that's what the origin of life would have looked like.
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path.
Quote examples
George Whitefield
English Clergyman
The Judge is before the door: he that cometh will come, and will not tarry: his reward is with him.
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Mary Todd Lincoln
American First Lady
My evil genius Procrastination has whispered me to tarry 'til a more convenient season.
Quote examples
Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path.
Quote examples
George Whitefield
English Clergyman
The Judge is before the door: he that cometh will come, and will not tarry: his reward is with him.
Quote examples
Mary Todd Lincoln
American First Lady
My evil genius Procrastination has whispered me to tarry 'til a more convenient season.
Example 1 of 3
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