Definitions for Wishing
wish·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wish, wishing, wantnoun

   a specific feeling of desire

   "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"

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1. wishing

   Wishing is the act of expressing a desire, hope, or longing for something to happen or be true, often regarding events that are out of one's control or unlikely to occur. This could be for oneself or on behalf of others. Wishing can be silent, spoken aloud, written, or expressed in various ways such as blowing out candles on a birthday cake or tossing a coin into a fountain.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wishing

   of Wish

2. Wishing

   a. & n. from Wish, v. t

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wishingverb

   Verb form of the word wish.

   We are wishing to hug each other as soon as possible.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on June 2, 2020  

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1. • Desire

How to pronounce Wishing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Wishing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wishing in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wishing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Wishing in a Sentence

1. Des Moines:

   I think you can come with your own ideas and you can wave your arms and give a speech. But are you connecting with and really hearing what people are either saying to you or wishing that you would say to them?

2. Grant Whitus:

   He's a very good guy, he's wishing he could have done more.

3. John Henry Cardinal Newman:

   Let us take things as we find them: let us not attempt to distort them into what they are not. We cannot make facts. All our wishing cannot change them. We must use them.

4. Sarah Sanders:

   Certainly the President is wishing no ill will and certainly not violence towards anyone, but the President is absolutely and should be calling out the congresswoman for her not only one time but history of anti-Semitic comments.

5. John Iannarelli:

   If you’re using your personal account, there would need to be an investigation and a subpoena [to obtain those messages], which could be forthcoming, there is a serious problem with an FBI agent purposefully wishing to take bureau-related matters to an unsecure platform for the purposes of not being discovered by their employee.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Wishing
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Wishing