Whisp vs. Wisp

Whisp vs. Wisp — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Whisp and Wisp

Wispnoun

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.

Wispnoun

A whisk, or small broom.

Wispnoun

A will o' the wisp, or ignis fatuus.

Wispnoun

An immeasurable, indefinable essence of life; soul.

Wispnoun

(uncountable) A disease affecting the feet of cattle.

Wispverb

To brush or dress, as with a wisp.

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Wispverb

To rumple.

Wispverb

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

Wispnoun

a small tuft or lock;

wisps of hair

Wispnoun

a small person;

a mere wisp of a girl

Wispnoun

a small bundle of straw or hay

Wispnoun

a flock of snipe

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