Word "TARRY" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
be about
Synonyms:
footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
leave slowly and hesitantly
Synonyms:
linger

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
having the characteristics of pitch or tar
Synonyms:
pitchy, resinous, resiny

Crossword Clues for TARRY

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Stay or go, crossing a river The Times Sunday Cryptic 13 Jul 2025
Linger like Brer Rabbit's baby's condition (5)
Linger Wall Street Journal 05 Jul 2025
Hang around, getting covered in black stuff (5)
Drag one's feet LA Times Daily 28 Jun 2025
Jack and Mary, when mum is away, are dictators (5)
Dawdle The Telegraph Plusword 12 Jun 2025
Loiter, linger (5)
Hang about! There's a car in the river! (5)
Linger, looking black (5)
Delay in taking action
Delay? Cockney bloke's on time! The Times Cryptic 24 Mar 2025
Linger when covered with black stuff?
Linger like bitumen? (5)
Stay smeared with pitch? (5)
Linger Thomas Joseph 17 Jan 2025
Linger The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 13 Jan 2025
Hang on! The river has two rivers going into it! (5)
As the night sky is initially unseen, wait (5)
Stay black and sticky (5)
Hang about! A car's gone into the river! (5)
Stay to give a description of the pitch (5)
Delay attempt to admit artist on the rise
Linger, stay behind (5)
To linger with a right to attempt to get round it (5)
Hang about after being branded? (5)
Having just been branded, hang about (5)
Lollygag Eugene Sheffer 12 Aug 2024
Linger in a posh car in borders of Turkey (5)
Take your time and try to get a right in (5)
Hang around waiting for the feathers? (5)
Delay, linger (5)
Linger as rat turns on heartless Roy (5)
Hang around looking black? (5)
Be about (5)
Stay briefly Mirror Tea Time 21 May 2024
Do your best to grab a run but don't rush (5)
Fast runner has a posh car, in short. Just wait a while (5)
Don't leave because it's black and sticky? (5)
To linger
Don't go away - it's black and sticky (5)
Don't go away ___ it's black and sticky (5)
Dillydally New York Times 08 Apr 2024
(Old-fashioned) delay The Guardian Quick 20 Mar 2024
Stay longer than intended with arrival in Turkey's borders (5)
Linger, delay The Times Concise 25 Sep 2023
Linger Thomas Joseph 29 Jul 2023
Take one's sweet time LA Times Daily 19 Oct 2022
Delay generated by rodent climbing on railway The Times Cryptic 03 Oct 2022
Dawdle Universal 08 Aug 2022
Linger New York Times 21 Jun 2022
Dawdle LA Times Daily 05 Jun 2022
Dawdle The Washington Post 05 Jun 2022
Linger around Wall Street Journal 16 May 2022
Linger Newsday 29 Mar 2022
Remain covered in dark sticky stuff
Dawdle USA Today 08 Jan 2022
Delay leaving The Times Concise 30 Apr 2021
Linger Wall Street Journal 07 Nov 2020
Like pitch Jack's seen near railway
Dawdle Universal 30 Sep 2020
Stay like newly laid asphalt?
Linger New York Times 18 Sep 2020
Go around middle of rehearsals — or not?
Linger Thomas Joseph 28 Mar 2020
Linger Newsday 23 Feb 2020
Hang around USA Today 02 Oct 2019
Sticky on the road? Drag one's feet The Telegraph Toughie 11 Jun 2019
Hang around, covered in pitch
Stick around Newsday 02 May 2019
Hang around idly USA Today 02 Apr 2019
Hang around The Washington Post 19 Mar 2019
Hang around LA Times Daily 19 Mar 2019
Hang around
Hang around
Hang around idly
Stay smeared with viscid substance
Remain with car caught in river
Delay leaving Premier Sunday 20 May 2018
Dawdle The Sun Two Speed 22 Jan 2018
Linger with sailor by the railway The Sun Two Speed 22 Jan 2018
Dawdle Wall Street Journal 11 Jan 2018
Take one's time USA Today 11 Oct 2017
Loiter Universal 08 Oct 2017
Take one's time
Loiter
Lollygag Eugene Sheffer 20 Sep 2016
Dawdle Canadiana 09 May 2016
Linger The Washington Post 25 Mar 2016
Lag (a recidivist primarily) imprisoned by judge The Times Cryptic 02 Feb 2016
Dawdle The Washington Post 25 Jan 2016
Take one's sweet time Universal 15 Jan 2016
Take one's sweet time
Hang around Newsday 10 Sep 2015
Stay behind,  covered in black stuff
Dilly-dally New York Times 26 Aug 2015
Dawdle USA Today 30 Jun 2015
Henry for the first time will bother to hang around
Leave slowly and hesitantly Universal 06 Jan 2015
Dilly-dally
Hang around
Dawdle
Leave slowly and hesitantly
Dawdle
Stick around
Stick around too long
Be reluctant to go
Lollygag
Be in no rush
Take one's sweet time
Don't go
Linger
Be reluctant to go
Sojourn
Linger too long
Stay awhile
Dawdle
Delay leaving
Be a slowpoke
Hang around
Procrastinate
Linger
Linger too long
Drag one's heels
Linger
Hang around
Remain
Stick around awhile
Linger
Dawdle
Dawdle
Hang around
Linger
Lollygag
Be reluctant to go
Hang around
Loiter
Wait
Linger longer
Don't run off
Take one's time
Delay
Hang back
Linger longer
Delay leaving
Remain behind
Delay
Hang back
Dawdle
Linger
Wait
Lallygag
Take one's sweet time
Loiter
Sojourn
Linger in expectation
Procrastinate
Linger
Hang about
Dawdle
Wait around
Dawdle
Lollygag
Sojourn
Dawdle
Linger or loiter
Linger
Dillydally
Stay awhile
Bide
Stay.
Stay awhile.
Loiter
Stall for time, perhaps
Linger.
Sojourn.
Wait.
Dawdle.
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