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expectant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | anticipant, anticipative |
| Derivation | expect, expectancy |
an expectant hush.
Examples of expectant
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West coach Melanie Korte resigned last month because she is an expectant mother.
From the stltoday.com
It was biggest of all, though, on helping women, particularly expectant mothers.
From the economist.com
They advise expectant parents and store employees on how to make nurseries safe.
From the inrich.com
And as a being who can desire he can be frustrated, expectant, and disappointed.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
I'm happier, more expectant of great things than ever, and more in love with me.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
Admit it watching an expectant mother opening gifts at a baby shower is boring.
From the sacbee.com
Every expectant mother somehow learns whether she is expecting a boy or a girl.
From the time.com
There was an expectant quiet as the waka made their way towards Te Wero bridge.
From the nzherald.co.nz
In a field outside Epping on a grey summer's day an expectant crowd has gathered.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Anticipant: marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush"
- Big(p): in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"
- (expectantly) in an expectant manner; "she looked at him expectantly"
- Marked by expectation; pregnant
- Having relation to, or depending upon something; this word is frequently used in connexion with fee, as fee expectant.
- Military term for "expected to die," applied to an Iraqi who was shot in the head and lived, though most of his skull had come apart.
- Waiting for something to occur
