tarrying

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tarrying

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of tarry

noun tarryings

The act of one who tarries; a waiting or staying behind. Our teams were now considerably jaded, and we found it necessary to make frequent halts and tarryings for the purpose of recruiting them.

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@misc{tarrying_2026,
  title = {tarrying},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tarrying},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}