The verb is pronounced /tæri/. The adjective is pronounced /tɑ:ri/.
( tarrying, tarried)
1.
If you tarry somewhere, you stay there longer than you meant to and delay leaving. ( OLD-FASHIONED )
Two old boys tarried on the street corner discussing cattle.
= linger
VERB : V
2.
If you describe something as tarry , you mean that it has a lot of tar in it or is like tar.
I smelled tarry melted asphalt.
...cups of tarry coffee.
ADJ