half-hoping

adjective

having or expressing some hope

Words nearby half-hoping

half-grown, half-hardy, half-hearted, half-hitch, half-holiday, half-hoping, half-hour, half-human, half-hunter, half-inch, half-integral

Example sentences from the Web for half-hoping

  • She was half-hoping that she would discover Carter or some of his men shadowing their quarry, but her hope was vain.

    The Apartment Next Door |William Andrew Johnston

  • He called tentatively through the peephole, half-hoping to catch a guard's attention.

    Infinite Intruder |Alan Edward Nourse