Definitions for waiting
ˈweɪ tɪŋwait·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. wait, waiting(adj)

   the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

   "the wait was an ordeal for him"

2. waiting, ready and waiting(p)(adj)

   being and remaining ready and available for use

   "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. waiting(Noun)

   Watching.

2. waiting(Noun)

   The act of staying or remaining in expectation.

3. waiting(Noun)

   Attendance, service.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Waiting

   of Wait

2. Waiting

   a. & n. from Wait, v

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'waiting' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1237

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'waiting' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1004

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'waiting' in Nouns Frequency: #2979

How to pronounce waiting?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say waiting in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of waiting in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of waiting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of waiting in a Sentence

1. Simon Wilson-Taylor:

   With the backing of EBS BrokerTec, we already have a number of clients lined up waiting for this announcement, ready to come on board.

2. Ehsan Sehgal:

   What is the right way today; it may be wrong tomorrow; thus, avail and enjoy the right way of today than waiting, for tomorrow.

3. Steven Leung:

   Mainland investors were digesting the excitement from last week as ample funds are waiting to re-enter the market, the anticipation of better earnings outlook following restructuring of industries one-by-one aided buying interest.

4. Daniel Russel:

   It's very, very hard to know whether this meeting ... is going to have any effect on the elections and if it did, what effect it would be - whether it would help the KMT, whether it would help the DPP. I genuinely don't know, but everyone is waiting to see how the conversation goes and whether the discussions between the two leaders continues the positive momentum of the last several years that has seen the relaxation of tensions.

5. Katherine Smith Lockler:

   Right now, we have up to 25 to 30 patients sitting for hours in the emergency room waiting room, some of them are not true emergencies but they’re waiting along with the flu right next to them so guess what? Five flus came in, 15 flus walk out. It’s great! And guess what? Half of them don’t realize that they have the flu yet. They’ll be back!

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