hoping
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 6
/ˈhoʊpɪŋ/
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/ˈhoʊpɪŋ/ · /ˈhəʊpɪŋ/
Definition of hoping
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of hope
“I'm hoping the weather will be sunny tomorrow.”
“These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:”
“The miserable man cast a wistful look towards the east, hoping to see the first faint streaks of day.”
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verb
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of hope
“I'm hoping the weather will be sunny tomorrow.”
“These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:”
“The miserable man cast a wistful look towards the east, hoping to see the first faint streaks of day.”
adj
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(rare)Filled with or inspiring hope.
“A hoping situation is not yet desolate.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From hope + -ing. Cognate with German Hoffnung (“hope”).
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