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wishing

WISH-ing/ˈwɪʃɪŋ/

2 meanings of wishing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of wish. Use this -ing form for a wish happening right now.

    She lay awake, wishing the storm would pass before morning.

    The children spent the evening wishing for snow.

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  2. 2
    noun
    Gerund of wish. It means the act of making a wish.

    All her wishing could not change what had already happened.

    He knew that wishing alone would not pay the bills.

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wishing is a form of wish

wish, verb: To hope something will happen or be true, even if it probably won't. Full entry

Forms
wishwishes he/she/itwishing -ing formwished past tense, past participle
Spelling
wish → wishing: add -ing

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Origin

This comes from the word "wish" plus the ending "-ing".