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View definitions for tarry over

tarry over

verb as in dwell on

verb as in dwell on/dwell upon

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Example Sentences

At length Melchoir's star seemed to tarry over the spire of a gothic church, into which the people were going in throngs.

The answer to these questions is given in a sentence, "Theirs who tarry over the wine, theirs who go to try the mixture."

We cannot tarry over the details of the discussion, for they properly belong to the history of China.

Like so many Italian churches, it is not very attractive without, nor is there anything specially to tarry over in its bell-tower.

Scant cause is there for me to tarry over the details of my return to Paris.

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On this page you'll find 38 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tarry over, such as: emphasize, harp on, consider, continue, dwell on/dwell upon, and elaborate.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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