plural of waiting

A surname.

plural of Waite

A surname originating as an occupation for a watchman. / A town in Washington County, Maine, United States, named after a lumberman.

(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to draw attention to and build suspense, often ironically, for a remark to come.

Depending on the expected arrival of a result, confirmation, etc. / About to happen; bound to happen. / Attendant to a royal figure.

A delay. / An ambush. / (computing) Short for wait state. / (obsolete) One who watches; a watchman. / (in the plural, obsolete, UK) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.

Archaic spelling of wait.

present participle of wait for

To provide a service to (someone); to act as a servant to (someone); to serve (someone) as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant. / (colloquial) To wait for (a person).