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watchful waitings

watchful waitings is the plural of watchful waiting.

Meaning of watchful waiting

Noun

watchful waiting (usually uncountable, plural watchful waitings)

  1. (usually) 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.
    Synonyms:
    watch and wait

Questions about watchful waitings

What is watchful waitings the plural of?
Watchful waitings is the plural of watchful waiting.

Words near watchful waitings in the dictionary

  1. Watchfield
  2. watchfire
  3. watchfires
  4. watchful
  5. watchful waiting
  6. watchful waitings
  7. watchfull
  8. watchfully
  9. watchfulness
  10. watchfulnesse
  11. watchfulnesses

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