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willing on

willing on is the present participle and gerund of will on.

Meaning of will on

Verb

will on (third-person singular simple present wills on, present participle willing on, simple past and past participle willed on)

  1. To wish intensely that someone succeeds in what they are doing. Often implies a silent, or almost inaudible wish.
    • The pleasure of identifying with Rambo as he kicks and punches his persecutors is the willing him on to succeed.1992, Jonathan Rutherford, Men's Silences: Predicaments in Masculinity, page 180

Questions about willing on

What is willing on the present participle and gerund of?
Willing on is the present participle and gerund of will on.

Words near willing on in the dictionary

  1. Willimott
  2. Willina
  3. willing
  4. willing horse
  5. willing horses
  6. willing on
  7. willing suspension of disbelief
  8. willing suspensions of disbelief
  9. willing the good of another
  10. Willingboro
  11. Willingdon

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