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US
/ˈweɪtɪŋ/
]
[ UK /wˈeɪtɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /wˈeɪtɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
the wait was an ordeal for him
ADJECTIVE
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being and remaining ready and available for use
an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests
military forces ready and waiting
found her mother waiting for them
waiting cars and limousines lined the curb
How To Use waiting In A Sentence
- Maybe your parents are right about waiting a few more years until you decide.
- Save for a worktable placed almost exactly in the center of the floor, I see only a few benches, some unlit rush lamps, a large set of scales, and a wooden crate, which I discover upon examination contains small crystal vials waiting to be filled. Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer
- There are a couple of girls waiting for you.
- This time, as we are waiting to see if Rachel can donate one of her kidneys to me, I may only have to dialyse for a couple of months until Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
- Nancy and Andy bring in Stevie for an emergency pediatrician visit on "Weeds" (Showtime at 10), only to turn on the television in the waiting room and learn that the feds are a little too close to catching their family. TV highlights: Monday, Oct.18, 2010
- She's been a bit edgy lately, waiting for the exam results.
- Let's go inside and drink coffee while we wait - likely the lords will keep us waiting all day before they blather their way to a decision. THE BROKEN GOD
- Hesper, awaiting thee each sentinel holdeth alarum. Poems and Fragments
- Eiki (aka the inheritor of Zhuge Liang's fan) hates waiting for her lovers to perform. Comments for Azure Flame
- I don't see the point of waiting for her, she is probably not coming.
