Difference between Linger and Tarry

LINGER vs TARRY: NOUN

Leave slowly and hesitantly
Move to and fro
Be about
Take one's time; proceed slowly
To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytical thinking or discussion.
Remain present although waning or gradually dying

To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.
To devote considerable time to something, especially in a leisurely fashion.
To proceed slowly; saunter.
To remain feebly alive for some time before dying.
To stay in a place or be slow in leaving it, often out of reluctance: : stay.
To continue or persist.

To spend in an inactive or tedious manner; drag: with out, and sometimes away.
To remain in a place or a state for an unusual, undue, or unexpected length of time; defer action, movement, decision, etc., either from inclination or necessity; hold back; tarry; delay; loiter.
Be about a place without any apparent purpose
To hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time
Take one's time
Proceed slowly
To make long; prolong; protract; delay; put off; defer.

To vex; irritate; provoke; incite. See tar.
To continue in a place; remain; stay; sojourn; abide; lodge.
To wait or stay in expectation; wait.
To cause to tarry; delay.
To wait for.
Consisting of tar, or like tar; partaking of the character of tar; smeared with tar.
Be about a place without any apparent purpose
To put off going or coming; delay; linger; loiter.

Mill around, Mill about, Mess about, Lallygag, Hang around, Footle, Loaf, Lounge, Lollygag, Dally, Tarry, Loiter, Dawdle, Hover, Lurk

Mess about, Lallygag, Hang around, Footle, Pitchy, Adhesive, Lounge, Loaf, Loiter, Lurk, Lollygag, Resinous, Resiny, Dally, Linger

Persist, Mill around, Mill about, Mess about, Lallygag, Hang around, Footle, Loaf, Lounge, Lollygag, Dally, Tarry, Loiter, Hover, Lurk

Mess about, Lallygag, Hang around, Footle, Pitchy, Adhesive, Lounge, Loaf, Loiter, Lurk, Lollygag, Resinous, Resiny, Dally, Linger

It concludes with a plea for God not to tarry.
Sadly missed by Elsie, Colleen, Phillip, Michael, Tarry and families.
Take what is of value, but do not tarry.
WOULD TARRY; w Lyle Richardson, m Inez Sickler, arr.
Help us tarry before the throne in secret prayer.
Bowel movements that look bright red, black or tarry.
Cherif H, Tarry JL, Ozanne SE, Hales CN.
If we tarry, that will look like conspiracy.
It shall no longer tarry but come forth!
Tarry ye, tarry ye in this place, and call a solemn assembly, even of those who are the first laborers in this last kingdom.