Tarry word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "tarry" word
[verb] leave slowly and hesitantly
[verb] be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
\Tar"ry\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tarried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tarrying}.] [OE. tarien to irritate (see {Tarre}); but with a change of sense probably due to confusion with OE. targen to delay, OF. targier, fr. (assumed) LL. tardicare, fr. L. tardare to make slow, to tarry, fr. tardus slow. Cf. {Tardy}.] 1. To stay or remain behind; to wait. Tarry ye for us, until we come again. --Ex. xxiv. 14. 2. To delay; to put off going or coming; to loiter. Come down unto me, tarry not. --Gen. xic. 9. One tarried here, there hurried one. --Emerson. 3. To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge. Tarry all night, and wash your feet. --Gen. xix. 2. Syn: To abide; continue; lodge; await; loiter.
\Tar"ry\, v. t. 1. To delay; to defer; to put off. [Obs.] Tarry us here no longer than to-morrow. --Chaucer. 2. To wait for; to stay or stop for. [Archaic] He that will have a cake out of the wheat must needs tarry the grinding. --Shak. He plodded on, . . . tarrying no further question. --Sir W. Scott.
\Tar"ry\, n. Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.] --E. Lodge.
Synonyms for tarry
adhesive, footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, pitchy, resinous, resiny
See also: be | go away | go forth | leave | lurch | prowl |
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Let's analyse "tarry" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YRRAT. Average typing speed for these characters is 1295 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
tarry: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 (or 8 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is One. |
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