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Definition of Wishing

Wishing
Wish Wish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wished; p. pr. & vb. n. Wishing.] [OE. wischen, weschen, wuschen, AS. w?scan; akin to D. wenschen, G. w["u]nschen, Icel. [ae]eskja, Dan. ["o]nske, Sw. ["o]nska; from AS. w?sc a wish; akin to OD. & G. wunsch, OHG. wunsc, Icel. ?sk, Skr. v[=a]?ch[=a] a wish, v[=a]?ch to wish; also to Skr. van to like, to wish. ?. See Winsome, Win, v. t., and cf. Wistful.] 1. To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker. They cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. --Acts xxvii. 29. This is as good an argument as an antiquary could wish for. --Arbuthnot.
Wishing
Wishing Wish"ing, a. & n. from Wish, v. t. Wishing bone. See Wishbone. Wishing cap, a cap fabled to give one whatever he wishes for when wearing it.

Meaning of Wishing from wikipedia

- Look up wishing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wishing or Wishin' may refer to: Wish, a hope or desire for something Wishing (Martine McCutcheon...
- Faulkner The Wishing Tree (Paretti novel), a 1975 novel by Sandra Paretti The Wishing Tree (1976 film), a Georgian film by Tengiz Abuladze The Wishing Tree (1999...
- A wishing well is a term from European folklore to describe wells where it was thought that any spoken wish would be granted. The idea that a wish would...
- "Wishing on a Star (Radio edit)" "Wishing on a Star (Spanish version)" "Wishing on a Star (7-inch version)" "Wishing on a Star (12-inch mix)" "Wishing...
- are as follows: Adventures of the Wishing-Chair, 1937 (publ. George Newnes, illustrated by Hilda McGavin) The Wishing-Chair Again, 1950 (publ. George Newnes...
- up wishing well in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wishing well is a type of well in European folklore. Wishing Well may also refer to: Wishing Well...
- the "wishing star". Julia Michaels and Benjamin Rice wrote the songs, while frequent Disney orchestrator Dave Metzger composed the score. Wish premiered...
- entail wish-granting, such as blowing out the candles on a birthday cake, praying, seeing a shooting star at night, tossing a coin into a wishing well or...
- Wishing Stairs (Korean: 여고괴담 3: 여우계단; RR: Yeogogoedam 3: Yeowoog****an; also known as Whispering Corridors 3: Wishing Stairs) is a 2003 South Korean horror...
- lit. 'congratulations', 'congratulations'), mistranslated in public as "Wishing You Happiness and Prosperity" (which is the meaning of gōngxǐ fācái (恭喜發財))...