Difference between Wish and Wishing

What is the difference between Wish and Wishing?

Wish as a verb is (with for) to hope (for a particular outcome) while Wishing as a verb is to desire; to want.

Wish

Part of speech: verb

Definition: (with for) to hope (for a particular outcome) to bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something) To request or desire to do an activity.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a will for something to happen. a water meadow.

Example sentence: Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.

Wishing

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To desire; to want.

Example sentence: It doesn't matter whether you are pursuing success in business, sports, the arts, or life in general: The bridge between wishing and accomplishing is discipline.

We hope you now know whether to use Wish or Wishing in your sentence.

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