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It means to delay or dawdle, to behave as if one is not in a hurry to get anywhere. e.g. "We tarried by the river"

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Tarry is a verb that has several meanings: to wait, to be late and to remain. It can also be used as an adjective to mean covered in tar, or to look like tar.

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Tarried is the past tense of tarry. Tarry is a verb- meaning to delay leaving, to stay longer at a place than planned. "I would have been home sooner, but I tarried at the lake."

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It means to delay or dawdle, to behave as if one is not in a hurry to get anywhere. e.g. "We tarried by the river"

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