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How to pronounce “waiting”
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Pronunciation guide for waiting
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of waiting with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Welcome to Biotech Nation
And so, uh, we were waiting actually for
- Definition summary
- present participle and gerund of wait
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce waiting
Welcome to Biotech Nation

And so, uh, we were waiting actually for
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “waiting”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- present participle and gerund of wait
- [Noun]
- (obsolete) Watching, observation; keeping watch, guarding.
- The act of staying or remaining in expectation.
- Attendance, service.
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