/ Dictionary / Index W waiting: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: wait•ing Pronunciation: (wā'ting), [key] — n. a period of waiting; pause, interval, or delay. in attendance, as upon a royal personage. —adj. serving or being in attendance: waiting man; waiting maid; waiting woman. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: waiting (Thesaurus) waitering Waiting for Godot* Related Content Daily Word Quiz: banshee Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language