tarry
tar|ry (tarries tarrying tarried)
The verb is pronounced /t'æri/ The adjective is pronounced /t'ɑːri/
1 [VERB] V
If you tarry somewhere, you stay there longer than you meant to and delay leaving. (OLD-FASHIONED)
Two old boys tarried on the street corner discussing cattle.
= linger
2 [ADJ]
If you describe something as tarry, you mean that it has a lot of tar in it or is like tar.
I smelled tarry melted asphalt.
...cups of tarry coffee.
The verb is pronounced /t'æri/ The adjective is pronounced /t'ɑːri/
1 [VERB] V
If you tarry somewhere, you stay there longer than you meant to and delay leaving. (OLD-FASHIONED)
Two old boys tarried on the street corner discussing cattle.
= linger
2 [ADJ]
If you describe something as tarry, you mean that it has a lot of tar in it or is like tar.
I smelled tarry melted asphalt.
...cups of tarry coffee.