Hypertext Webster Gateway: "wishing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
wishing
n : a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was
above all wishing and desire" [syn: {wish}, {want}]
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