whishing

present participle of whish
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as in hissing
to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\ the match whished as it burst into flame

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Verb
  • But with the wheels realigned and the engine humming again, the Broncos now have to sit in neutral.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Kelce also had a cameo in Happy Gilmore 2, which premiered on Netflix in July, and New Heights, his podcast with his brother, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, is humming along after Amazon’s Wondery picked it up last year in a three-year deal for a minimum of $105 million.
    Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Initially Mila can be seen hissing at Fifi, just for being near her.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • In 2021, scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore turned Madagascar hissing cockroaches into cyborgs, implanting electrodes in sensory organs known as cerci that were then connected to tiny computers.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • South America is buzzing with debates over whether Maduro should be exiled or imprisoned.
    Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • On the Gran Vía, Belle Époque façades meet grand theaters and glittering shops buzzing into the night.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After top receiver Courtland Sutton dropped a dime from Nix on a fade route in Saturday’s preseason game, the two re-lit their connection Wednesday, with Nix scrambling to his right in one red-zone period and zipping a ball past a diving Ja’Quan McMillian to Sutton in the end zone.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Though not everyone is going to be thrilled by the FAA paving the way for more drones to start zipping through our skies.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Young Pope star was seen caressing Coan’s back and whispering in her ear.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Coming to their apparent rescue are groomed, muscular men in polished videos, smoking cigars, sitting in private jets, doing push ups and whispering that men’s pain is because of women.
    Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Whishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whishing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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