Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watchful waiting

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: watch-ful wait-ing
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An approach to a medical problem in which time is allowed to pass before medical intervention or therapy is used; during this time, repeated testing may be performed.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

watchful waitings (plural)

Synonyms

watch and wait

Questions

What does watchful waiting mean?: An approach to a medical problem in which time is allowed to pass before medical intervention or therapy is used; during this time, repeated testing may be performed.

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