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was wishing

  • past progressive
    of wish.
    wish
    verb (used with object)
    to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause).

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“He was talking about that and hoping that I was going to be OK and wishing me well as I was wishing him well. We’re good friends. I love the guy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026

I thought it was true, but maybe I was wishing?

From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2024

Host David Jacobs was not particularly enamoured with the format, saying the first episode was "so very dreadful that by the middle of it I was wishing I could just get up and go".

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2022

“I was wishing for a racing car,” said the 11-year-old.

From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 2022

I wish Minny was wishing for change in the direction a kindness, but Minny is Minny, all the time.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett