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Whisp vs. Wisp — What's the Difference?

Whisp vs. Wisp — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Whisp and Wisp

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Whisp

See Wisp.

Wisp

A small bunch or bundle, as of straw, hair, or grass.

Whisp

A flock of snipe.

Wisp

One that is thin, frail, or slight
"a little wisp of a kid, ten years old" (William Lychack).

Wisp

A thin or faint streak or fragment, as of smoke or clouds.
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Wisp

A fleeting trace or indication; a hint
A wisp of a smile.

Wisp

A flock of birds, especially snipe.

Wisp

See ignis fatuus.

Wisp

To twist into wisps or a wisp.

Wisp

To drift in wisps
Smoke wisping from chimneys.

Wisp

A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group.
A wisp of smoke rose from the candle for a few moments after he blew it out.
A wisp of hair escaped her barrette and whipped wildly in the wind.

Wisp

A whisk, or small broom.

Wisp

A will o' the wisp, or ignis fatuus.

Wisp

An immeasurable, indefinable essence of life; soul.

Wisp

A flock of snipe.

Wisp

(uncountable) A disease affecting the feet of cattle.

Wisp

(transitive) To brush or dress, as with a wisp.

Wisp

To rumple.

Wisp

(intransitive) To produce a wisp, as of smoke.

Wisp

(transitive) To emit in wisps.

Wisp

A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance.
In a small basket, on a wisp of hay.

Wisp

A whisk, or small broom.

Wisp

A Will-o'-the-wisp; an ignis fatuus.
The wisp that flickers where no foot can tread.

Wisp

To brush or dress, an with a wisp.

Wisp

To rumple.

Wisp

A small tuft or lock;
Wisps of hair

Wisp

A small person;
A mere wisp of a girl

Wisp

A small bundle of straw or hay

Wisp

A flock of snipe

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