wishing
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wishing
- /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/
Sounds like whishing (wine–whine merger) · Rhymes with -ɪʃɪŋ
noun wishings
- gerund of wish (“the act of making a wish”) All that happeneth by wyſſhynge, is none of thine. As who ſhuld ſay what ſo euer cõmeth vnto the [thee] by thyne owne traueile and induſtrie that only counte thyne owne.
verb
- present participle and gerund of wish
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: want, hope, desire, wanting, desiring, desirous, yearning, aspiring, interested, willingness, looking, seeking, booking, interest, hoping, aiming
Talk about this word "wishing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wishing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wishing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wishing "wishing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wishing.Cite this
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title = {wishing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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