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hoping

SayHOH-ping/ˈhoʊpɪŋ/UK/ˈhəʊpɪŋ/

2 meanings of hoping

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of hope. Use this -ing form when the wishing is happening now.

    She is hoping for good news from the doctor.

    We are hoping the rain stops before the picnic starts.

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  2. 2
    adjectiverare
    Feeling hope, or making other people feel hope.

    The whole team had hoping faces before the big match.

    She wore a hoping look while she opened the letter.

    Similarhopeful, encouraging, optimistic, heartening

    Oppositedespairing, hopeless, discouraging

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hoping is a form of hope

hope, verb: To want something to happen or be true and think that it might. Full entry

Forms
hopehopes he/she/ithoping -ing formhoped past tense, past participle
Spelling
hope → hoping: drop the e, add -ing

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Origin

From the word "hope" plus the ending "-ing."