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- [wey-ting]
- /ˈweɪ tɪŋ/
- /weɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wey-ting]
- /ˈweɪ tɪŋ/
Definitions of waiting word
- noun waiting an act or instance of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt: a wait at the border. 1
- noun waiting a period or interval of waiting: There will be a long wait between trains. 1
- noun waiting Theater. the time between two acts, scenes, or the like. stage wait. 1
- noun waiting British. waits, (formerly) a band of musicians employed by a city or town to play music in parades, for official functions, etc. a street musician, especially a singer. one of a band of carolers. a piece sung by carolers, especially a Christmas carol. 1
- noun waiting Obsolete. a watchman. 1
- adjective waiting serving or being in attendance: waiting man; waiting maid; waiting woman. 1
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Origin of waiting
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English (noun); see wait, -ing1, -ing2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Waiting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
waiting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
waiting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for waiting
adverb waiting
- in store — an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
adjective waiting
- all set — prepared; ready
- in place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- all systems go — ready for action
- in order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- on hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
noun waiting
- expectancy — The state of thinking or hoping that something, especially something pleasant, will happen or be the case.
- ambushment — an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.
- latency — the state of being latent.
- abeyance — a state of being suspended or put aside temporarily
- ambush — If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them.
Antonyms for waiting
adjective waiting
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- slow-moving — proceeding with or characterized by slow, sluggish, or leisurely movement or activity.
- snail — any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- indulgent — characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent.
- unpunctual — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
noun waiting
- impetuosity — the quality or condition of being impetuous.
- irritableness — Quality of being irritable.
- shortness — having little length; not long.
- avigation — aerial navigation.
- volitation — the act or power of flying.
Top questions with waiting
- what are you waiting for?
- what are you waiting for lyrics?
- what are you waiting for song?
- gwen stefani what you waiting for?
- what you waiting for?
- what is a lady in waiting?
- what you waiting for lyrics?
- who invented call waiting?
- what does lady in waiting mean?
- how do you spell waiting?
- song what you waiting for?
- what is call waiting?
- why do my apps say waiting?
- who sings what are you waiting for?
- how long is the waiting list for public housing?
See also
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