- present participle of wish.
wishing
Example Sentences
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I’m not wishing another pandemic on us, mind you.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Before May, he was a businessman who would drive around his home city of Wakefield wishing the potholes could be fixed.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
No one dies wishing they had worked more than they needed to — but plenty do wishing they had spent more time with their loved ones.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I’ll be there with everybody else, wishing and hoping.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Uneasy, I look away, wishing I didn’t still smell smoke.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
