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ill-wishing

ill-wishing is the present participle and gerund of ill-wish.

Meaning of ill-wish

Verb

ill-wish (third-person singular simple present ill-wishes, present participle ill-wishing, simple past and past participle ill-wished)

  1. To wish evil upon; to curse.
    Antonyms:
    well-wish

Questions about ill-wishing

What is ill-wishing the present participle and gerund of?
Ill-wishing is the present participle and gerund of ill-wish.

Words near ill-wishing in the dictionary

  1. ill-wish
  2. ill-wished
  3. ill-wisher
  4. ill-wishers
  5. ill-wishes
  6. ill-wishing
  7. Ill.
  8. illabial
  9. illabiality
  10. Illabo
  11. illaborate

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