Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wishing

/ˈwɪʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: wish-ing
IPA: /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

gerund of wish (“the act of making a wish”)

verb

present participle and gerund of wish

Example Sentences

"All that happeneth by wyſſhynge, is none of thine. As who ſhuld ſay what ſo euer cõmeth vnto the [thee] by thyne owne traueile and induſtrie that only counte thyne owne."
"Discourse there was none; only exclamations and interjections, and wishings, wishings, wishings that Bessy were but his own for ever — his dear, dear little wife, as assuredly one day she should be!"

Etymology

Etymology tree English wish Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English wishing From wish + -ing.

Inflected Forms

wishings (plural)

Phrases

well-wishing wishing bone wishing cap wishing well

Synonyms

wish want

Homonyms

whishing (wine–whine merger)

Rhymes With

fishing phishing dishing gorge fishing

Questions

How do you pronounce wishing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/.
What does wishing mean?: gerund of wish (“the act of making a wish”)
Where does wishing come from?: Etymology tree English wish Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English wishing From wish + -ing.

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