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Princeton's WordNet

  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 Dictionary

  1. Wishing

    of Wish

  2. Wishing

    a. & n. from Wish, v. t

Editors Contribution

  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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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. Mark Gubicza:

    Gardy is one of the best of all time. Loved talking baseball with him. Wishing him and his family all the best.

  2. 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.

  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. Anthony Fauci:

    If Leana Wen plans are to go to a 40-to-50-person New Year's Eve party with all the bells and whistles and everybody hugging and kissing and wishing each other a Happy New Year ? I would strongly recommend that, this year, we do not do that.

  5. South:

    To a resolute mind, wishing to do is the first step toward doing. But if we do not wish to do a thing it becomes impossible.

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