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Wishing vs Expecting - What's the difference?

wishing | expecting |

As verbs the difference between wishing and expecting

is that wishing is while expecting is .

As a noun wishing

is the act of making a wish.

As an adjective expecting is

of a woman or female animal, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.

wishing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of making a wish.
  • * 1852 , Chambers's Papers for the People (volumes 9-10, page 167)
    • Discourse there was none; only exclamations and interjections, and wishings , wishings, wishings that Bessy were but his own for ever — his dear, dear little wife, as assuredly one day she should be!

    expecting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a woman or female animal, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.
    • The expecting mother is enthusiastic about learning child care.
    When is the new couple expecting ?

    Synonyms

    * see pregnant

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