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waiting for the ball to drop

waiting for the ball to drop is the present participle and gerund of wait for the ball to drop.

Meaning of wait for the ball to drop

Verb

wait for the ball to drop (third-person singular simple present waits for the ball to drop, present participle waiting for the ball to drop, simple past and past participle waited for the ball to drop)

  1. (idiomatic, rare) To wait in expectation of an occurrence.

Questions about waiting for the ball to drop

What is waiting for the ball to drop the present participle and gerund of?
Waiting for the ball to drop is the present participle and gerund of wait for the ball to drop.

Words near waiting for the ball to drop in the dictionary

  1. waiting and seeing
  2. waiting area
  3. waiting around
  4. waiting for
  5. waiting for Godot
  6. waiting for the ball to drop
  7. waiting for the cat to jump
  8. waiting for the other shoe to drop
  9. waiting game
  10. waiting games
  11. waiting in the wings

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