wishing

wishing

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English

Etymology

From wish +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: wĭshʹĭng, IPA(key): /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃɪŋ
  • Homophone: whishing (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
  • Hyphenation: wish‧ing

Noun

wishing (plural wishings)

  1. gerund of wish (the act of making a wish)

Derived terms

Verb

wishing

  1. present participle and gerund of wish

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