- present participle of wish.
wishing
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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
What they remember is wishing they had the money.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 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
To manufacturers wishing to replace these tools, "the Chinese say, 'you’re going to buy Chinese cutting tools,'" Dufourcq added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
It was a rainy Saturday night, and I was lying on the floor of my new living room, staring at the ceiling and wishing I were anywhere but here.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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