expectantly — English Dictionary

Adverb

1. In an expectant manner.

   Examples

   The cat looked expectantly at the mouse.

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   Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady.[…]She looked around expectantly, and recognizing Mrs. Cooke's maid[…]Miss Thorn greeted her with a smile which greatly prepossessed us in her favor.

   Professor Challenger was on his feet. His appearance and manner are peculiarly arresting, and as he raised his hand for order the whole audience settled down expectantly to give him a hearing.

   So he went, uneconomically but expectantly, to the emergency room.

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   Larissa felt “pulled” to Rachel, who was standing expectantly on Larissa’s doorstep.

Adverb

1. in an expectant manner

   Examples

   she looked at him expectantly