waiting

wait·ing

Use waiting in a sentence

Two women waiting to see their doctor.

Two women waiting to see their doctor.

adjective

The definition of waiting is someone or something that remains or stays.
An example of waiting used as an adjective is in the phrase "a waiting patient."

noun

Waiting is defined as the process of remaining or staying.
An example of waiting is sitting in a doctor's office for an hour for an appointment.

waiting

that waits
of or for a wait
that serves or is in attendance

the act of one that waits

waiting Idioms

in waiting

in attendance, as on a king or other person of royalty

waiting

noun

The act of remaining inactive or stationary.
A period of time spent waiting.

waiting

Verb

Present participle of wait.
Your guest has been waiting for you. (progressive) Waiting for something to happen is part of the job. (gerund) They hurried into the waiting car. (participle used as adjective)

Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural waitings)

The act of staying or remaining in expectation.
Attendance, service.

SentencesSentence examples

Sentence Examples

Are you still there, waiting for me to come to you?
I've been waiting here for you to call.
She turned and headed for the house without waiting for an answer.
The sun lingered on the horizon, as if waiting for the closing clouds.
I considered waiting until morning before speaking to my wife but I knew I wouldn't sleep anyway.

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