Skip and Tarry

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Skip verb - To move with a light springing step.

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Tarry is an antonym for skip.

Nearby Words: skipped, skipping

Tarry verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

Usage example: upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain

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Skip is an antonym for tarry.

Nearby Words: tarred, tarried, tarrying

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Tarry and Skip. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/skip/tarry

Skip & Tarry. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/skip/tarry>.

Tarry or Skip. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/skip/tarry.

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