Meaning of wishing in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    US accent

    UK accent

  1. Noun

    wishing

    Definitions

    1. a specific feeling of desire

    Examples

    • « he got his wish »
    • « he was above all wishing and desire »

    Derived terms

Famous quotes

  • « I got a call this morning, and it was from Nancy Kerrigan, wishing me luck. She wished me luck and sent me all her good wishes. »
    Michelle Kwan
  • « The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. »
    Aristotle
  • « When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns into mere limitation and exclusion. »
    George Eliot
  • « There we times when everybody in the house has the flu. You're cleaning up vomit and it's 2 in the morning, and you're wishing there was somebody else there to help you. »
    Meg Tilly
  • « Let us take things as we find them: let us not attempt to distort them into what they are not... We cannot make facts. All our wishing cannot change them. We must use them. »
    John Henry Newman

Browse dictionary