An expectant hush. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He was moved to the area that we call the expectant room. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 29, 2007] Reference
The expression of expectant success dropped from his face. From Wordnik.com. [I Am Not A Psychic!] Reference
She breathed through her mouth, her lips slightly parted, her expression expectant, patient, grown-up. From Wordnik.com. [Land Divers] Reference
McKay is looking at John, his expression expectant, clearly waiting for John to fill out the details of his story. From Wordnik.com. [doggdot.us] Reference
So the faithful chanted his name in expectant happy rhythm when he came to the plate with a runner base in the second inning. From Wordnik.com. [Tigers showing no signs of slowdown] Reference
First and foremost, the article labels expectant mothers "birthmothers". From Wordnik.com. [Mommyhood and Life] Reference
Three were dead and two expectant, meaning they wouldn't survive. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel - Deployed! Band of Buddies War Series] Reference
Three were dead and two expectant, meaning they wouldn\'t survive. '. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel - Deployed! Band of Buddies War Series] Reference
The other message I meant "expectant" to convey was that of possible pregnancy. From Wordnik.com. [bard Diary Entry] Reference
Both Surim and Tamun turned to regard her, their faces both wearing the same expectant, meaningful expression. From Wordnik.com. [The Last of the Wilds]
Maybe that will change, but I am not the kind of expectant dad who can say, "this looks like a great time for self-improvement!". From Wordnik.com. [Waiting] Reference
Maybe there's an "expectant" Melinda by the end of this season?. From Wordnik.com. [EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines] Reference
The consciousness can only accept truths for which it is "expectant". From Wordnik.com. [Spontaneous Activity in Education] Reference
Some were sitting; more were standing in a kind of expectant way; all were so grave that my spirits fell to church-temperature. From Wordnik.com. [Marion Harland's autobiography : the story of a long life,] Reference
Everywhere he looked, expectant eyes looked back at him. From Wordnik.com. [Unoriginal Sin - IV] Reference
Some expectant mothers travel abroad to have their babies. From Wordnik.com. [When One Isn't Enough] Reference
Most expectant couples are braced for sleep deprivation and dirty diapers. From Wordnik.com. [AND NOW, THE HARD PART] Reference
expectant fathers, expectant grandparents, expectant siblings and expectant pets. From Wordnik.com. [Hip to Be Round] Reference
In a typical program, expectant parents intone numbers, letters, words and colors like mantras. From Wordnik.com. [Special Issue: How Kids Grow Do You Hear What I Hear?] Reference
In the age of Starbucks venti lattes, it's tough for expectant moms to go cold turkey on caffeine. From Wordnik.com. [Cup of Contradictions] Reference
When a stranger enters the room, the children turn expectant faces to her: "Mama, mama," they cry. From Wordnik.com. [10 Million Orphans] Reference
CENTCOM Commander Gen. John Abizaid told the expectant press when Chemical Ali's capture was announced. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowland: We Have Ways Of Making You Talk] Reference
Seven attempts to dazzle, amaze or just plain feed my expectant family — multiplied by almost 20 years. From Wordnik.com. [Serving Up Kisses, Not Feasts] Reference
"We weren't in touch that much, but I did miss them," she pledges, with an expectant look at her bandmates. From Wordnik.com. [And Then There Were Three...] Reference
Doused in their own bottled water to withstand the 100-degree heat, they were happy, expectant, ready to love. From Wordnik.com. [KERRY: JUST A WORKING STIFF] Reference
Visit the household of any expectant parent, and you are likely to see a printout of a sonogram on the fridge. From Wordnik.com. [CAUGHT IN THE ACT OF BECOMING] Reference
In case other expectant moms don't feel sufficiently bloated, she reportedly went to the shoot after yoga class. From Wordnik.com. [Newsmakers] Reference
Fragile Designer Nathalie Vleeschouwer makes expectant mothers glow with her lovely layered frocks and soft lines. From Wordnik.com. [We'll Always Have Antwerp] Reference
Some have the same expectant look of the devotees who line up at dawn beside a soon-to-open Krispy Kreme location. From Wordnik.com. [SWIMMING UPSTREAM] Reference
Indeed, expectant mothers might be surprised to find out how little 200 mg of caffeine is by today's mega-cup standards. From Wordnik.com. [Cup of Contradictions] Reference
Clinton, who had likened himself to an "expectant mother" during the talks, blurted out to Barshefsky, "I am so elated.". From Wordnik.com. [A Tale Of Two Cities: Washington] Reference
Hours passed languidly, counted off by the periodic beeps of machines monitoring the expectant mother and our unborn infant. From Wordnik.com. [French for Birth] Reference
Another advantage: some expectant mothers in Monterrey print their birth announcements -- with the date -- before their C-sections. From Wordnik.com. [The New Latin Labor] Reference
If you are a new or expectant dad, these findings suggest you may have a raised risk of depression throughout your baby's first year. From Wordnik.com. [Postpartum depression common among dads, too] Reference
For expectant mothers like her, the recent report, Evidence-Based Maternity Care: What It Is and What It Can Achieve, is welcome news. From Wordnik.com. [Want as natural a childbirth as possible? Talk to your doctor early on] Reference
Awareness flooded my senses: a tingling energy, making golden the fibers of my youthful body, expectant the smooth pale skin of my face. From Wordnik.com. [VII] Reference
The study found that about 200 unborn babies would be saved each year if expectant women properly buckled up every time they get in a car. From Wordnik.com. [200 lives a year would be saved if all pregnant women wore seatbelts] Reference
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