Thesaurus / tarry
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synonyms for tarry
- abide
- bide
- dally
- drag
- dwell
- filibuster
- lag
- linger
- lodge
- loiter
- pause
- poke
- procrastinate
- remain
- rest
- sojourn
- stall
- stay
- stop
- tail
- temporize
- tool
- trail
- visit
- wait
- drag one's feet
- get no place fast
- goof around
- hang around
- hold the phone
- lose time
- put off
- stick around
- stop over
- take one's time
- warm a chair
antonyms for tarry
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If I could tarry four or five days longer I could set it to work before going to London.
LIFE OF RICHARD TREVITHICK, VOLUME II (OF 2)FRANCIS TREVITHICKMuch as we wished to tarry in this vicinity, our time was so limited that we were compelled to hasten on.
BRITISH HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FROM A MOTOR CARTHOMAS D. MURPHYThe east pier, as far as it was dry, was covered by the fashion and beauty—as well as by the fishy and tarry—of the town.
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNEIf thou be not a buyer of gold, nor a vendor of silver, tarry not at my door; I have no time for beggars.
KARI THE ELEPHANTDHAN GOPAL MUKERJIBlack Hoof was there with a large force, but he could not tarry without leaving the Scioto towns uncovered.
A VIRGINIA SCOUTHUGH PENDEXTERSo the Queen bade him farewell, saying that wheresoever he might chance to tarry there would all deem him a man of prowess.
THE SAGAS OF OLAF TRYGGVASON AND OF HARALD THE TYRANT (HARALD HAARDRAADE)SNORRI STURLUSONThe first precipitate was largest, darkest in color, and carried down more tarry matter.
SOME CONSTITUENTS OF THE POISON IVY PLANT: (RHUS TOXICODENDRON)WILLIAM ANDERSON SYMEAnd by my word, the bonny birdIn danger shall not tarry; For though a storm is coming on,I'll row you o'er the ferry.
THE BOOK OF HUMOROUS VERSEVARIOUSWhat is to be said in regard to the use of tarry applications?
ESSENTIALS OF DISEASES OF THE SKINHENRY WEIGHTMAN STELWAGONEvil was the hour when I quitted the line of the army, to place a soldier under the orders of an awkward squad of tarry jackets!
THE PILOTJ. FENIMORE COOPERWORDS RELATED TO TARRY
- amble
- bum around
- dally
- diddle-daddle
- dilly-dally
- drag
- fool around
- fritter away
- get no place fast
- goof off
- hang around
- hang out
- idle
- lag
- laze
- lazy
- loaf
- loiter
- loll
- lounge
- mosey
- poke
- procrastinate
- put off
- saunter
- scrounge around
- shlep along
- sit around
- sit on one's butt
- stay
- stroll
- tarry
- toddle
- trifle
- wait
- warm a chair
- ambled
- bummed around
- dallied
- diddle-daddled
- dilly-dallied
- dragged
- fool around
- frittered away
- goof off
- got no place fast
- hung around
- hung out
- idled
- lagged
- lazed
- lazied
- loafed
- loitered
- lolled
- lounged
- moseyed
- poked
- procrastinated
- put off
- sat around
- sat on one's butt
- sauntered
- scrounge around
- shlep along
- stayed
- strolled
- tarried
- toddled
- trifled
- waited
- warmed a chair
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