tarried

verb

past tense of tarry
1
as in waited
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain

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2
as in lingered
to move or act slowly the dean tarried in making his decision, still not sure if he should suspend the student or not

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3
as in stayed
to reside as a temporary guest he tarried with us all summer, sleeping on the screened-in porch most nights

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tarried
  1. waited
  2. lingered
  3. stayed
  4. remained
  5. delayed
  6. visited
  7. dragged
  8. crawled
Verb
  • Street and Seventh Avenue closest to the arena were closed to pedestrians, some of whom waited nearby for a glimpse of the newlyweds or their guests.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Five-year-old Tina Carter waited patiently with her mother Diana in a long line to carefully print her first name on a timecapsule scroll to be exhumed in 2076.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Definition of waited
Verb
  • Those motivations, and the curiosity behind them, have lingered with me years later.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 July 2026
  • Some disappointed fans lingered near the barricades and boundaries police had set up and were enforcing.
    — Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 4 July 2026
Definition of lingered
Verb
  • Matthew Doane, a Sacramento resident, also stayed until the finish.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • In schools that stayed open during the June heat wave, children and teachers made do with low-tech solutions like mini handheld fans and water sprayer bottles to stay cool.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of stayed
Verb
  • Opponents remained against the bill even after the recent changes.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Residents said the latest delay is especially frustrating because the pool also remained closed for much of last summer after a water line ruptured while it was being filled.
    — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Definition of remained
Verb
  • Tuesday night’s showdown with Ecuador was delayed by an hour because of lightning.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • First, a five-year closing process delayed the project, which was supposed to be completed by 2021.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
Definition of delayed
Verb
  • Elizabeth Stanziano reluctantly visited Norfolk, Virginia's Sail 250 festival after her mother raved for weeks about seeing the tall ships during the Bicentennial.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • In his 10 years living on Skid Row, Gaines visited the post office at least twice a month, mailing money to his family in New Orleans to help care for his elderly mother.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of visited
Verb
  • When Twain lunched with Theodore Roosevelt, he was dismayed that the president dragged in his Rough Rider exploits in Cuba three or four times.
    — Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • The bureau said government spending, exports, consumer spending all drove real GDP growth, while imports dragged.
    — Dan Mangan,Luke Fountain,Kevin Breuninger,Garrett Downs,Ashley Capoot,Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of dragged
Verb
  • So, while the Dodgers crawled out of the hole with a season-high 17 hits, the steep cost heightens the pressure on the rest of the rotation the rest of the series.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Unlike text or images, robotic manipulation data cannot be crawled from the internet.
    — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of crawled
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