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Definition of Waiting
1. Adjective. Being and remaining ready and available for use. "Military forces ready and waiting"
2. Noun. The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something). "The wait was an ordeal for him"
Definition of Waiting
1. Verb. (present participle of wait) ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) Watching. ¹
3. Noun. The act of staying or remaining in expectation. ¹
4. Noun. Attendance, service. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Waiting
1. the act of one who waits [n -S]
Medical Definition of Waiting
1. From Wait, In waiting, in attendance; as, lords in waiting. Waiting gentlewoman, a woman who waits upon a person of rank. Waiting maid, Waiting woman, a maid or woman who waits upon another as a personal servant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)