[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tarry \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.
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            tarry ye for us, until we come again. --ex. xxiv.
                                                  14.
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   2. to delay; to put off going or coming; to loiter.
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            come down unto me, tarry not.         --gen. xic. 9.
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            one tarried here, there hurried one.  --emerson.
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   3. to stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge.
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            tarry all night, and wash your feet.  --gen. xix. 2.
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   syn: to abide; continue; lodge; await; loiter.
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see also:
tarried tarrying tarre tardy 

[2] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

28 moby thesaurus words for "tarrying":
   dalliance, dallying, dawdling, delaying, dilatoriness, dilatory,
   dillydallying, dolce far niente, dragging, goofing off, idling,
   lag, lagging, lazing, lingering, loafing, loitering, lolling,
   lollygagging, lounging, mopery, procrastination, procrastinative,
   procrastinatory, shilly-shallying, tarriance, trifling, waiting

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