keeping vigil

A form of keep vigil — To wait and watch, especially overnight.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of keep vigil
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APA

keeping vigil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keeping%20vigil

MLA

“keeping vigil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keeping%20vigil. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keeping vigil,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keeping%20vigil.

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