- present participle of wish.
wishing
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Family, friends and those wishing to pay their respects followed the funeral cortege the short distance along the Ballyphilip Road from Mageean's family home to the church.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
As a child, Chin practiced violin for an hour a day—staring out the window into the woods and wishing he was there—followed by two hours of swimming and two hours of martial arts before homework.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
It is lending the region some oil, pitching a pipeline and wishing you a warm winter.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Fields was inspired by listening to “Voodoo” at Shibuya and wishing that he could talk about it with the other attendees.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
Most of the residents started out wishing for Fischer’s victory, but after the numerous false starts, threats, and general difficulties Bobby caused, sympathy began to swing to the gentlemanly Spassky.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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