how to pronounce tarry

/ˈtɛɹiː/

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tarry is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of tarry in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… black tarry stool and it can be done to …”

meanings of tarry

verb:

To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
To stay somewhere temporarily.
To wait for; to stay or stop for; to allow to linger.
To abide, stay or wait somewhere, especially if longer than planned.
To linger in expectation of something or until something is done or happens.

adjective:

Resembling tar.
Covered with tar.

noun:

A sojourn.

name:

A surname.

tarry frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word tarry occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics tarry can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that tarry can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;