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Anticipating vs Anticipatory - What's the difference?

anticipating | anticipatory |

As a verb anticipating

is .

As an adjective anticipatory is

characterized by anticipation.

anticipating

English

Verb

(head)

    • anticipatory

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Characterized by anticipation.
    • The children were all wearing anticipatory grins in the minutes before the cake was served.