wishing

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈwɪʃɪŋ/

Definition of wishing

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (form-of, gerund)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.”
    “Discourse there was none; only exclamations and interjections, and wishings, wishings, wishings that Bessy were but his own for ever — his dear, dear little wife, as assuredly one day she should be!”
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noun

  1. (form-of, gerund)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.”
    “Discourse there was none; only exclamations and interjections, and wishings, wishings, wishings that Bessy were but his own for ever — his dear, dear little wife, as assuredly one day she should be!”

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of wish

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Etymology

From wish + -ing.

Hooks

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