Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waiting for

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
wait-ing -for
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of wait for

Questions

What does waiting for mean?
present participle and gerund of wait for

How to pronounce waiting for

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