wishing

Plural: wishings

Noun

• a specific feeling of desire
  • "he was above all wishing and desire"
• gerund of wish (“the act of making a wish”)

Verb

• hope for; have a wish
• prefer or wish to do something
• make or express a wish
• feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
• order politely; express a wish for
• invoke upon
• present participle and gerund of wish

Synonyms

bid, care, like, want, wish, wish well

Antonyms

begrudge