The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word LINGERING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1973.
Tarrying crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LINGERING | 50 % | 9 |
| BIDING | 50 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tarrying
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tarriance
- lingering
- parleying
- sallying
- hurrying
- dallying
- prosing
- temporizing
- discoursing
- gadding
- catechising
- chaffering
Crossword Answer definitions
LINGERING verb- To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so; to loiter.
- To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
- (often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.
- An act of lingering or waiting.
- That which lingers; a remnant.
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