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fishing one's wish

fishing one's wish is the present participle and gerund of fish one's wish.

Meaning of fish one's wish

Verb

fish one's wish (third-person singular simple present fishes one's wish, present participle fishing one's wish, simple past and past participle fished one's wish)

  1. To get what one desires; to get one's wish.
    • ELI The sound of your voice...
      CHASTITY Come here.
      ELI I used to pray that I could hear her voice again.
      CHASTITY Well Eli. You finally fished your wish.
      [They kiss. They stumble to the wall. She begins to undo his pants. He stops her.] […]2000 January 1, William W. Demastes, The Best American Short Plays 2010-2011, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN

Questions about fishing one's wish

What is fishing one's wish the present participle and gerund of?
Fishing one's wish is the present participle and gerund of fish one's wish.

Words near fishing one's wish in the dictionary

  1. fishing in troubled waters
  2. fishing line
  3. fishing lines
  4. fishing net
  5. fishing nets
  6. fishing one's wish
  7. fishing or cutting bait
  8. fishing out
  9. fishing owl
  10. fishing owls
  11. Fishing Point

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