Definitions for waiting

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waiting wait·ing

Spelling: [wey-ting]

IPA: /ˈweɪ tɪŋ/

Waiting is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 100 anagrams from letters in waiting (agiintw).

Definitions for waiting

noun

1. a period of waiting; pause, interval, or delay.
2. an act or instance of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt:
3. a period or interval of waiting:
4. Theater. the time between two acts, scenes, or the like. stage wait.
5. 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.
6. Obsolete. a watchman.

Idioms

1. in waiting, in attendance, as upon a royal personage.
2. lie in wait, to wait in ambush:
3. wait table. table (def 26).

adjective

1. serving or being in attendance:

Verb phrases

1. wait on, to perform the duties of an attendant or servant for. to supply the wants of a person, as serving a meal or serving a customer in a store. to call upon or visit (a person, especially a superior): Falconry. (of a hawk) to soar over ground until prey appears. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. to wait for (a person); await. Also, wait upon. to await (an event).
2. wait up, to postpone going to bed to await someone's arrival. Informal. to halt and wait for another to join one, as in running or walking:

verb (used with object)

1. to continue as one is in expectation of; await:
2. to postpone or delay in expectation:
3. Archaic. (of things) to be in readiness for; be reserved for; await:
4. Archaic. to attend upon or escort, especially as a sign of respect.

verb (used without object)

1. to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until):
2. (of things) to be available or in readiness:
3. to remain neglected for a time:
4. to postpone or delay something or to be postponed or delayed:
5. to look forward to eagerly:

Origin of waiting

1150-1200; Middle English (noun); see wait, -ing¹, -ing²

Examples for waiting

He was waiting to obtain the papacy, when he would deal better with the abuses.

He looked over her shoulder again, and saw that Shepler was waiting for her.

Instead, black models are required to remain meekly, silently off stage, waiting for a turn that may never come.

But I remain in prison on these baseless allegations while waiting for the chance to prove my innocence.

I was going to do it myself, but was waiting for the new year.

He is to sup at the Deanery to-morrow, and I am to be in waiting to see him.

Mrs. Drelmer glanced above to where some one seemed to be waiting for him.

In a show about single women, Sex and The City was always in a rush to get to the altar—and with a man there waiting.

When he came out ten minutes later Uncle Peter was waiting for him alone.

Should lightning strike and Hillary Clinton forgoes a presidential run, Democrats have a nominee in waiting.