different between hungering vs wishful

hungering

English

Verb

hungering

  1. present participle of hunger

Noun

hungering (plural hungerings)

  1. The condition of one who hungers.

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wishful

English

Etymology

From wish +? -ful.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?w??f?l/

Adjective

wishful (comparative more wishful, superlative most wishful)

  1. (obsolete) Wished-for; desired, wanted.
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.9:
      The cry whereof entring the hollow cave / Eftsoones brought forth the villaine, as they ment, / With hope of her some wishfull boot to have.
  2. Expressing a wish or longing for something.
    • 1789, Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative, vol. I, ch. 5:
      When she weighed anchor I went to the waterside and looked at her with a very wishful and aching heart, and followed her with my eyes and tears until she was totally out of sight.
  3. Aspiring, or seeking advancement.

Derived terms

  • wishful thinking

Translations

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