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Discover LudwigThe phrase "am wishing" is not standard in written English and is typically incorrect.
It can be used in informal spoken English, but in written form, it is better to use a complete subject like "I am wishing."
Example: "I am wishing for a better outcome in the project."
Alternatives: "I wish" or "I hope."
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am wishing
noun
A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen
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That is what I am wishing for.
"What I am wishing is that everyone involved is going to be died".
If I'm in someone's presence and attempting to conduct an interview, I am wishing I were with Kafka on the ceiling.
I join a circle watching a group of women dancing together and am wishing that I'd had a few lessons when – to my alarm – they urge me to give it a try.
For four days,… On the morning of Thursday, January 9, 2014, the people of Charleston, West Virginia, awoke to a strange tang in the air off the Elk… If I'm in someone's presence and attempting to conduct an interview, I am wishing I were with Kafka on the ceiling.
Before he plunges down into it Nelu, the hunter, turns to me with a grin: "In this vegetation, the bears can just pop up – right in front of you!" I am wishing that I had changed out of my cycling gear.
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"I'm wishing him the best".
"I was wishing the battery would die.
Not that he was wishing us ill.
"As you are wishing, Father," Manyenga said.
I was wishing her happy.
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