Wishing has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a specific feeling of desire
"he got his wish"
"he was above all wishing and desire"
2
The act of making a wish.
"After blowing out the candles, she smiled at the birthday cake while wishing for good luck in her new job."
Verb
1
present participle of wish
"She spent her morning wishing she had studied harder before the exam."
In plain English: Wishing means hoping for something to happen but not doing anything to make it come true.
"She was wishing she had studied harder for the test."
Example Sentences
"She was wishing she had studied harder for the test."
verb
"She spent the entire afternoon wishing she had studied harder for the test."
verb
"My brother is always wishing he lived somewhere closer to his family."
verb
"They sat by the window, silently wishing it would stop raining so they could go outside."
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Origin
Wishing is simply formed by adding the suffix -ing to the verb wish. This construction creates a noun that refers to the act or state of making wishes.