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Marrying vs Tarrying - What's the difference?

marrying | tarrying |

As verbs the difference between marrying and tarrying

is that marrying is present participle of lang=en while tarrying is present participle of tarry.

As nouns the difference between marrying and tarrying

is that marrying is a marriage while tarrying is the act of one who tarries; a waiting or staying behind.

marrying

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A marriage.
  • * 2003 , Diana Wynne Jones, The Crown of Dalemark (page 116)
    • After that there were marryings and intermarryings, the way there are, and Kredindale gets related to half the earls of the North.

    tarrying

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who tarries; a waiting or staying behind.
  • * 1858 , R. B. Stratton, Captivity of the Oatman Girls
    • Our teams were now considerably jaded, and we found it necessary to make frequent halts and tarryings for the purpose of recruiting them.