Tarry
Pronunciation: /ˈtɛriː/
Tarry (verb)
- To stay in a place longer than planned.
Examples
- They decided to tarry at the café for another hour.
- We shouldn't tarry too long after the meeting ends.
Common collocations: tarry at the station, tarry for a while, tarry too long, tarry residue, tarry smell
Tarry (adjective)
- Having the thick, sticky quality of tar.
Examples
- The tarry substance stuck to the bottom of the shoe.
- The road was covered in a tarry residue after the rain.