n. an act or period of attentive watching; an act or period of staying awake at times when one normally would be sleeping
The nurse kept her vigil at the bedside of the sick man.
The nurse kept her vigil at the bedside of the sick man.
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Who goes with Jilly to the vigil for Jessica Johnson?
Hear it
watch; lookout; surveillance; vigilance
sleep
2 syllables
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