Staying [verb]

Definition of Staying:

wait

Synonyms of Staying:

● Reside

● Settle

● Last

● Linger

● Hang

● Stop

● Delay

● Remain

● Continue

● Stand

● Reprieve

● Perch

● Hover

● Halt

● Nest

● Tarry

● Pause

● Abide

● Sojourn

● Procrastinate

● Respite

● Squat

● Endure

● Loiter

● Bide

● Dally

● Bunk

● Lag

● Sweat

● Hang around

● Sit tight

● Stick around

● Roost

● Outstay

● Establish oneself

● Hang about

● Hang in

● Hang out

● Hold the fort

● Put down roots

● Stay out

● Stay put

● Sweat it out


Opposite/Antonyms of Staying:

● Finish

● Push

● Carry on

● Advance

● Rush

● Go

● Leave

● Depart

● Move

● Complete

● Hurry


Sentence/Example of Staying:

I shall be staying with Aunt Cornelia a few days after to-morrow.

She came several times, staying half an hour, an hour, two hours.

Austin had come down for Whitsuntide, and a lady was staying in the house.

She understood that Robin had been staying in Sidmouth for his health.

I told him that I was staying with the Indian Runi, his neighbour.

On that, the brute inquired with honeyed accents where they were staying.

"My business prevents me from staying at the hotel," Anthony explained.

She was in Pendleton, she wrote, staying comfortably in their home.

There was nothing they could gain by staying, he knew, now that Baumberger was out of it.

The Patriarch insisted on his staying to dinner, and Flora signalled 'Yes!'