call-waiting

noun

call-wait·​ing ˈkȯl-ˈwā-tiŋ 

: a telephone service that signals (as by a beep) to the user when an incoming call is received during a call in progress

Examples of call-waiting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company says call-waiting times have shortened and billing errors cleared up with the addition of 75 customer service representatives since January. — Andrew Moreau, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for call-waiting

• abating
• awaiting
• berating
• castrating
• chelating
• collating
• conflating
• creating
• debating
• deflating
• derating
• dictating

Kids Definition

call-waiting

noun

call-wait·​ing

ˈkȯl-ˈwāt-iŋ

: a telephone service that signals (as by a click) to the user when an incoming call is received while a call is in progress