waiting
[ˈweɪ̯ɾɪŋ] noun
Forms waitings
- noun (obsolete) Watching, observation; keeping watch, guarding.
- noun The act of staying or remaining in expectation. “Waiting for any news in a waiting room. (gerund)”
- noun Attendance, service.
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English waitynge, waytynge, equivalent to wait + -ing.
From Middle English waitinge, waytynge, waitende, weytende, waitand, waytand, equivalent to wait + -ing.
Webster’s 1913
- a. & n. from Wait, v. In waiting, in attendance; as, lords in waiting. [Eng.] -- Waiting gentlewoman, a woman who waits upon a person of rank.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “waiting”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details