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tarry

/ˈtæri/verb

उच्चारण टैरी

ठहरना, रुके रहना, देर करना

Advanced word

verbtarries, tarried, tarrying
  1. 1

    [I] literary

    to stay in a place longer than you intended; to delay coming or going

    ठहरना, रुके रहना, देर करना

    • We could not tarry long, as the train was due.
    • He tarried in Shimla for a week.

    Synonyms linger dawdle stay loiter

    Opposite hurry hasten

adjective/ˈtɑːri/
  1. 1

    covered with tar; like tar

    तारकोल लगा, तारकोल जैसा

    • His shoes were black and tarry from the new road.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

linger dawdle stay loiter

Antonyms

hurry hasten

§Grammar and usage

The verb is pronounced like 'carry', but the adjective meaning 'covered with tar' rhymes with 'starry'.

Pronunciation: verb का उच्चारण 'carry' जैसा है, जबकि 'तारकोल लगा' वाला adjective 'starry' जैसा बोला जाता है।