Aspiring
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Aspiring is an adjective meaning Hoping to become.
Meaning
Hoping to become.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of aspire
- (archaic) Aspiration.
Example Sentences
Aspiring pop stars lined up for hours just to audition.
[…] to the aſpirings of unaſſuming truſt and filial confidence, are ſet no bounds.
From whatsoe’er my wakened thoughts create Out of the hopes of thine aspirings bold, Have I collected language to unfold Truth to my countrymen; […]
Here three aspiring young seamstresses—diplomas in dressmaking from the People’s College of Zimbabwe hung on the wall—bicker and scowl at each other.
Word Forms
- aspirings
Synonyms for aspiring
Depending on context, synonyms include ambitious, wannabe, would-be, aspirant, wishful.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aspirant, would-be, ambitious, wishful, wishing, interested.
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