wish
verb (used with object)
to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause).
is wishing
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present progressiveof wish (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A Lee campaign spokeswoman declined to comment on Newsom’s decision but said that Lee’s “primary concern is for Sen. Feinstein’s health. She is wishing the senator a full and speedy recovery.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
Bella Robertson is wishing her husband Jacob Mayo a special birthday.
From Fox News ● Jul. 23, 2021
Wherever she is, Martha Mitchell is wishing someone had invented Twitter 50 years ago.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2018
The White House is wishing Sen. John McCain of Arizona a “speedy recovery” from surgery to remove a blood clot from above his left eye.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2017
‘Majester,’ the BFG said, ‘I is wishing to ask a very special thing from you.’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
