Waiting

Word WAITING
Character 7
Hyphenation wait ing
Pronunciations [ˈweɪ̯ɾɪŋ]

Definitions and meanings of "Waiting"

What do we mean by waiting?

The act of remaining inactive or stationary. noun

A period of time spent waiting. noun

(in waiting) In attendance, especially at a royal court. idiom

Watching; hence, an ogling. noun

The act of staying or remaining in expectation. noun

Attendance; service. noun

A. & n. from wait, v.

In attendance.

A woman who waits upon a person of rank.

A maid or woman who waits upon another as a personal servant.

Present participle of wait. verb

Watching. noun

The act of staying or remaining in expectation. noun

Attendance, service. noun

Being and remaining ready and available for use adjective

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

To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)

To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.

To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.

To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.

To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.

To defer or postpone (especially a meal).

To remain chaste while one's lover is unavailable.

An awesome green day song that has a very rythmical guitar sound and lots of drums; the song is about waiting for a moment that's was looked forward to for your entire life, then finally living the dream Urban Dictionary

Use it before a sentence to exclaim surprise and redirection of a train of thought. Do this no more than once a week and it can add useful emphasis to your communication efforts. Or, use it before every other sentence as the new like. This way it does nothing at all, but will drive old people nuts and make you sound like a reality show super star. Urban Dictionary

The way to issue an objection on Youtube Court TV. A term created by Logic the Judge of Youtube Court TV. Urban Dictionary

1. A hilarious movie featuring Ryan Reynolds, Dane Cook, Justin Long, Anna Faris, Luis Guzman, Andy Milonakis, and many more funny actors. Its about the restaurant life and the people who work in them. Urban Dictionary

A sentence-enhancing phrase, used to illustrate the epicness of an object/situation/event. Recently popularised and revived by How I Met Your Mother character Barney. Urban Dictionary

Refers to the amount of time between phoning youre food delivery and the time it acctually appears on youre plate, not very nice if you are starving Urban Dictionary

The best fucking song in the whole damn Hamilton soundtrack like This song actually encourages sitting around On your ass and waiting for people to do something for u like I mean!!!! And also it’s by the guy who shot the guy who wasn’t gonna through away his shot (which he mentions like 8888888,000000 times a nanosecond) Urban Dictionary

A phrase added between a word to add more suspense. The phrase was popularized the the TV show How I Met Your Mother. Urban Dictionary

A phrase taken from the precog in the hit film "Minority Report"; the "now" was added to have some form of finality, which Spielberg forgot to add. When playing Mario Kart 64, or Foosball, it might be necessary to say this phrase in order to time your shot correctly. Urban Dictionary

Used as either, "oh shit nvm" or "hold up what the fuck" Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Waiting

The word "waiting" in example sentences

I had Riddick on PC waiting in my Newegg shopping cart, just * waiting* for me to apply my Christmastime gift certificate and click Checkout, to make Atari $50 richer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Why to be sure Christmas is coming," laughed Mrs. Merrill, "and here I've been waiting and waiting and _waiting_ for you to talk about it till, actually, I thought I'd had to begin myself, if you didn't wake up pretty soon." ❋ Clara Ingram Judson (1914)

I am waiting -- simply _waiting_, and it is better to let you know that I am not forgetting instead. ❋ Unknown (1907)

I've been waiting and _waiting_, and I just wondered if you had enlisted and gone off to war without even calling up to say good-by. ❋ B. M. Bower (1905)

"You blessed darling!" she softly exclaimed, "here I've been waiting for you, and _waiting_ for you and longing -- _Oh_!" ❋ A. Ethelwyn Wetherald (1898)

It was no use _waiting_, because if all had gone right it should have been waiting for us for an hour at least. ❋ George De Horne Vaizey (1887)

A football town in waiting is showing its new colors, and waiting no more. ❋ Unknown (2009)

QUOTE TO NOTE: That's the whole reason we have a head coach in waiting is to counter that. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I believe we all discouraged that, but there was a name waiting for her. ❋ Jack Canfield (2011)

Andy, champion of the nurses (pre-election time only) and Labour-leader in waiting is expected to win fairly comfortably here. ❋ Jeff (2007)

I have her follow up "Scribbling the Cat" I think that's the title waiting on the TBR shelf. ❋ Stephanie (2007)

I obviously disagree with Bernanke and think the downside risk to waiting is too large. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The anticipation hurts like hell and our legs are touching and we're squirming around because the waiting is almost over. ❋ Terry DeHart (2010)

So, when people tell me that they're waiting for their big break or waiting to be noticed, I tell them to take the word "waiting" out of their vocabulary and substitute it with the word "preparing." ❋ Mike Ragogna (2011)

Also, every time I hear the song "the waiting is the hardest part" I think of the Simpsons episode where Homer is waiting to get his gun permit ... ❋ Candid Engineer (2008)

Thankfully, it seems like the waiting is almost over. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If the waiting is as painful for the Bushies as I suspect it is, it's only because they know how terrible the toll will be when the truth comes out. ❋ Unknown (2005)

[Well I] am so much closer than, I have ever known, Wake up, Better [thank] your [lucky stars] ❋ GreenDayIsTheBest (2004)

Dad: Let's have pancakes for dinner. Kid: Wait. Did you say we are having pancakes for dinner? Dad: Wait for what? Yes, a whole [breakfast for dinner]! Kid: Wait. Can I invite [Carly] over for pancakes? Dad: What are we waiting for? No, Carly is irritating. Kid: Wait. Can we have [hash browns] too? Dad: Why are we still waiting? Yes, hash browns are delicious. Kid: Wait. Carly loves hash browns! ❋ MRacer (2014)

Wait Wait Wait this [getting] [outta control]. ❋ LoGic FCMS (2019)

"[Aw man], I saw "Waiting" the other night and it was [f'n] hilarious, especially if you've worked in a [restaurant]." ❋ Steve Saylor (2005)

Example#1: Dude, I bought some dank quality porn - wait for it- [ography]. Behold the [ass-kickery]. Example #2: This is going to be legen - wait for it - [dary]. ❋ Dude Of Life (2008)

"[Ave] no had the wait in a while, fuckin [starvin] here" - spoken by a person who had been unemployed for 6 months then recieved a [student loan] ❋ Craig Fox (2006)

Person 1: LIFE DOESNT’T DISCRIMINATE Person 2: BETWEEN THE SINNERES AND THE SAINTS five hours later Person 1: HAMILTON [DOENST] HESITATE HE exhibits NO RESTRAINT HE TAKES AND HE TAKES AND HE TAKES Person 2: AND HE KEEPS WINNING ANYWAY HE CHANGES THE GAMES AND HE PLAYS AND HE RAISES THE [STAKES] Person 1: AND IF THERES A REASON HE SEEMS TO THRIVE WHEN SO FEW HAVE SURVIVED THAN GODDAMNIT IM WILLING TO [WAIT FOR IT] All: LIFE DOESNT DISCRIMINATE IT TAKES AND IT TAKES AND IT TAKES AND WE KEEP LIVING ANYWAY... ❋ Bibihamfan (2020)

[Tonight's] going to be Legen [wait for it] [dary] ❋ Definition Guy's Assistant (2012)

(During an intense game of [Mario Kart 64] or [foosball]) [Wait], [wait], wait, NOW! ❋ El_Scorcho (2003)

"i think i'm gay. wait no" or brother: "[i want to fuck] you [raw] while [your stepdad] watches" sister: "ok. wait no" ❋ Catherinebitch (2018)

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