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The present moment is nice but it does not last. Living in it is like waiting in a junction town for the morning limited; the junction may be interesting but some day you will have to leave it and you do not know where the limited will take you.
Bruce Catton

Meaning of "waiting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WAITING

waiting  [ˈweɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAITING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Waiting is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WAITING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of waiting in the English dictionary

The definition of waiting in the dictionary is the act of staying in one place or remaining inactive in expectation of something.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WAITING


awaiting
əˈweɪtɪŋ
calculating
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtɪŋ
communicating
kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪtɪŋ
dating
ˈdeɪtɪŋ
decorating
ˈdɛkəˌreɪtɪŋ
devastating
ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ
fascinating
ˈfæsɪˌneɪtɪŋ
frustrating
frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ
gentleman-in-waiting
ˌdʒɛntəlmənɪnˈweɪtɪŋ
gentlemen-in-waiting
ˌdʒentəlmənɪnˈweɪtɪŋ
humiliating
hjuːˈmɪlɪeɪtɪŋ
incorporating
ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪtɪŋ
ladies-in-waiting
ˌleɪdɪzɪnˈweɪtɪŋ
operating
ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ
rating
ˈreɪtɪŋ
rotating
rəʊˈteɪtɪŋ
skating
ˈskeɪtɪŋ
stimulating
ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪtɪŋ
unweighting
ʌnˈweɪtɪŋ
weighting
ˈweɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAITING

wait-a-while
wait-and-see tactics
wait-listed
Waitangi Day
Waitangi Tribunal
Waite
waiter
waiterage
waiterhood
waitering
waiting game
waiting list
waiting room
waitingly
waitlist
waitperson
waitress
waitressing
waitron
waits

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAITING

accounting
auditing
biting
copywriting
creative writing
editing
exciting
handwriting
inhibiting
inviting
limiting
recruiting
siting
soliciting
songwriting
suiting
underwriting
visiting
vomiting
whiting
writing

Synonyms and antonyms of waiting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WAITING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «waiting» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of waiting

Translation of «waiting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAITING

Find out the translation of waiting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of waiting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «waiting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

等待
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esperando
570 millions of speakers

English

waiting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इंतज़ार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الانتظار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ожидания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espera
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতীক্ষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

attente
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menunggu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

warten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

待っている
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nunggu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chờ đợi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காத்திருக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतीक्षेत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bekleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attesa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czeka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

очікування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

așteptare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναμονής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

väntar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

venter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of waiting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAITING»

The term «waiting» is very widely used and occupies the 2.732 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WAITING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «waiting» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «waiting» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about waiting

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10 QUOTES WITH «WAITING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word waiting.
1
Jenny Agutter
To make films is as boring as watching paint dry - you usually have to do little tiny bits here and there. You go off waiting for lighting, you come back - the energy dies. You hope you can find someone who can keep it going.
2
Emanuel Ax
Mozart often wrote to his family that certain variations or sections of pieces were so successful that they had to be encored immediately, even without waiting for the entire piece to end.
3
Benny Blanco
I am still waiting for the day that they say, 'Time's up, Blanco. Back to your shift at Walmart.'
4
Sarah Ban Breathnach
New Year's Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery. Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to dream, pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change.
5
Lance Burton
I feel like I'm the luckiest person alive. I'm always waiting for that phone call: 'Hello. We've just realized you're really a no-talent hillbilly. We've made a horrible mistake and we'd like you to leave now.'
6
Russ Carnahan
We have a VA hospital back home in St. Louis. Like many of our colleagues, we hear continued concerns about the access and the service. I have seen a statistic that more than 60,000 veterans today are waiting more than 6 months for an appointment at a VA hospital.
7
Bruce Catton
In this respect early youth is exactly like old age; it is a time of waiting for a big trip to an unknown destination. The chief difference is that youth waits for the morning limited and age waits for the night train.
8
Bruce Catton
The present moment is nice but it does not last. Living in it is like waiting in a junction town for the morning limited; the junction may be interesting but some day you will have to leave it and you do not know where the limited will take you.
9
Two Chainz
I don't care what anybody else is wearing. I feel like they're all waiting to see what I have on. If you really want to know the truth, that's what I think. They're waiting to see what I'mma do next.
10
Malcolm de Chazal
We always keep God waiting while we admit more importunate suitors.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAITING»

Discover the use of waiting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to waiting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Waiting
Ha Jin's understanding of the human heart and the human condition transcends borders and time. Waiting is an outstanding literary achievement."--Lisa See, author of On Gold Mountain From the Trade Paperback edition.
Ha Jin, 2001
2
Waiting: A Nonbeliever's Higher Power
In Waiting, best-selling author Marya Hornbacher uses the story of her own journey beginning with her recovery from alcoholism to offer a fresh approach to cultivating a spiritual life.
Marya Hornbacher, 2013
3
Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness ...
In Washed and Waiting, Wesley Hill writes for gay Christians and those who love them.
Wesley Hill, 2010
4
Waiting
A bird, a rose, the wind, and a lady bug trick Annalee.
Nicki Weiss, 1981
5
Waiting: Finding Hope When God Seems Silent
Exploring the lives of Abraham and Job, Ben Patterson offers insight and practical comfort for those who wait.
Ben Patterson, 1990
6
Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy
A survivor of the Cuban Revolution recounts his pre-war childhood as the religiously devout son of a judge, and describes the conflict's violent and irrevocable impact on his friends, family, and native land.
Carlos Eire, 2004
7
Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting: The Astonishing Power of ...
In this groundbreaking book, she reveals how paying attention to feelings--rather than positive thinking, or sweat and strain, or good or bad luck, or even smarts--is the way to change your life, make dreams come true, and create the kind ...
Lynn Grabhorn, 2009
8
Waiting
This compelling collection of essays suggests that this experience is among the essential conditions that make us human and connect us to others.
, Ghassan Hage, Edited By Ghassan Hage, 2009
9
Waiting to Exhale
Four African American women console and support one another in a complex friendship that helps them face the middle of their lives as single women.
Terry McMillan, 2006
10
Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts
As Clive Barnes wrote, "Time catches up with genius ... "Waiting for Godot" is one of the masterpieces of the century." The story revolves around two seemingly homeless men waiting for someone--or something--named Godot.
Samuel Beckett, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAITING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term waiting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Opinionator | Waiting for the Bomb to Drop
Most of all she remembered the paralyzing suspense she had felt, waiting in the dark and wondering whether the next explosion would claim her life and her ... «New York Times, Aug 15»
2
Opinionator | Need a Kidney? Not Iranian? You'll Wait.
Last year in the United States, more than 4,000 people died while on the waiting list for a new kidney. An additional 3,600 people left the list when they became ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Musgrave Park Hospital's waiting list rises by 75%
There has been a 75% rise in the number of patients waiting for appointments at Belfast's Musgrave Park Hospital over the past two years, the BBC can reveal. «BBC News, Jul 15»
4
When change stops waiting
Sometimes history speeds up. Rarely in our nation's 239 years of life has a single week brought such a surge of social change and such a sweeping set of ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
5
Wait Lists Grow as Many More Veterans Seek Care and Funding …
One year after outrage about long waiting lists for health care shook the Department of Veterans Affairs, the agency is facing a new crisis: The number of ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
6
Putin Keeps Pope Waiting, Gets Told off by Francis on Ukraine
Pope Francis waited for more than an hour to tell Russian President Vladimir Putin to commit to peace and dialogue on Ukraine. Putin kept the leader of 1.2 ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
7
Medical chief to visit Ninewells over waiting times claims
This, they claimed, is so hospital managers could tick a box saying the patient had been discharged from accident and emergency, and the waiting time 'clock' ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
8
Rick Scott Signs 24-Hour Waiting Period For Abortions
(Reuters) - Women seeking abortions in Florida will be required to make two visits to a clinic, with a mandatory 24-hour waiting period in between, to end a ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
9
Waiting for Godot review – a dystopian Laurel and Hardy after an …
Real chemistry … Richard Roxburgh (Estragon), Luke Mullins (Lucky), Hugo Weaving (Vladimir) and Philip Quast (Pozzo) in Waiting for Godot at the Barbican, ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
10
Waiting for Schindler's list
KONSTANTIN VON NOTZ, the leading Green politician on the Bundestag committee investigating American spying in Germany, embodies German ambivalence ... «The Economist, Jun 15»

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