Whisp vs. Wisp: What's the Difference?
Whisp and Wisp Definitions
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.
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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
