expecting

/ (ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. informal pregnant

Words Nearby expecting

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How to use expecting in a sentence

  • I was four hours under these circumstances, expecting, and indeed wishing, every moment to be my last.

    Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan Swift
  • I was expecting this suggestion to be carried out; but they did nothing of the kind.

  • The gentleman pauses and smiles with his head inclined, evidently expecting to be addressed in French.

    Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
  • The company, expecting a scene, rose en masse to their feet, while those in the inner room crowded to the front.

    The Garret and the Garden | R.M. Ballantyne
  • There was no sign of the red roadster behind them, but, for all that, they were expecting trouble on account of the smoke-signals.

    Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. Matthews