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“Whish” or “Wish”

whish / wish are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

whish

  • verbmake a sibilant sound.
  • verbmove with a whishing sound.

wish w·IH·sh

  • nouna specific feeling of desire.
  • nounan expression of some desire or inclination.
  • nounthe particular preference that you have.
  • verbhope for; have a wish.
  • verbprefer or wish to do something.
  • verbmake or express a wish.
  • verbfeel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of.
  • verborder politely; express a wish for.
  • verbinvoke upon.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“whish”

  • Colonel William S. Whish, of the Bengal Artillery

“wish”

  • Wish You Were Here: Recollection of…
  • …which need is primary while wish is derivative and dispensable when…
  • …governed by the pleasure principle, wish gratification and the repressed sexual…
  • …for a graduate program they wish to pursue.
  • Dori, at last says "I wish I could say a joke…
  • I Wish The Past Was Different
  • …alarmed Austria, which had no wish to see a further extension…
  • …Ropers – Tour Split I Wish I Was A Slumberland Record…
  • Despite his wish to be buried at the…
  • …the boards of the Children's Wish Foundation, the Canadian Cancer Society.

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