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wishful hoping

wishful hoping noun: the act of hoping for something to occur, despite a lack of evidence or a low probability of it occurring, often driven by a desire to make oneself feel better or to believe something positive.

Noun

wishful hoping

  1. The act of hoping for something to occur, despite a lack of evidence or a low probability of it occurring, often driven by a desire to make oneself feel better or to believe something positive.

Questions about wishful hoping

What does wishful hoping mean?
Wishful hoping means the act of hoping for something to occur, despite a lack of evidence or a low probability of it occurring, often driven by a desire to make oneself feel better or to believe something positive.
What part of speech is wishful hoping?
Wishful hoping is a noun.

Words near wishful hoping in the dictionary

  1. wishes well
  2. wishes you well
  3. wishest
  4. wisheth
  5. wishful
  6. wishful hoping
  7. wishful recycling
  8. wishful thinker
  9. wishful thinkers
  10. wishful thinking
  11. wishful thinkings

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