ASPIRING

aspirant, aspiring, wishful

(adjective) desiring or striving for recognition or advancement

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Adjective

aspiring (not comparable)

hoping to become

Synonyms

• ambitious

• wannabe

• would-be

Verb

aspiring

present participle of aspire

Noun

aspiring (plural aspirings)

aspiration

Anagrams

• pairings, praising

Source: Wiktionary

As*pir"ing, a.

Definition: That aspires; as, an Aspiring mind.

– As*pir"ing*ly, adv.

– As*pir"ing*ness, n.

ASPIRE

As*pire", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aspired; p. pr. & vb. n. Aspiring.] Etym: [F. aspirer, L. aspirare. See Aspirate, v. t.]

1. To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell; Aspiring to be angels, men rebel. Pope.

2. To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar. My own breath still foments the fire, Which flames as high as fancy can aspire. Waller.

As*pire", v. t.

Definition: To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to. [Obs.] That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. Shak.

As*pire", n.

Definition: Aspiration. [Obs.] Chapman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition