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Wishing vs Washing - What's the difference?

wishing | washing |

As verbs the difference between wishing and washing

is that wishing is present participle of lang=en while washing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between wishing and washing

is that wishing is the act of making a wish while washing is the action of the verb to wash

wishing

English

Verb

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    • 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!

    washing

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The action of the verb to wash
  • (uncountable, chiefly, British, NZ) Clothing, bed linen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
  • * My mother used to do the washing on a Monday
  • (countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
  • * The washings have a higher concentration of metal
  • The liquid used to wash an ore.
  • A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
    • the gold-washings''', or silver-'''washings

    Synonyms

    * (articles that have been or are to be washed): laundry (especially US)

    Verb

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