Waiting Definition

wātĭng
noun
The act of one that waits.
Webster's New World
A period of time spent waiting.
American Heritage

The act of staying or remaining in expectation.

Wiktionary

Attendance, service.

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Synonyms:
adjective
That waits.
Webster's New World
Of or for a wait.
Webster's New World
That serves or is in attendance.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • ready and 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)
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Other Word Forms of Waiting

Noun

Singular:
waiting
Plural:
waitings

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Waiting

  • in waiting
  • in waiting

Waiting Sentence Examples

  • Are you still there, waiting for me to come to you?

  • I've been waiting here for you to call.

  • What are you waiting for?

  • She didn't know the call had gone through because I was waiting for her to stop talking.

  • We got a war to fight and women waiting for us.

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Words Starting With

WWAWAI

Words Ending With

GNGING

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waiting

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