Wisp
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /wɪsp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wisp is a noun meaning A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; a twisted handful of something; any slender, flexible structure or group.
Meaning
A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; a twisted handful of something; any slender, flexible structure or group.
More Meanings
- A small, thin line of cloud, smoke, or steam.
- A whisk, or small broom.
- A will o' the wisp, or ignis fatuus.
- An immeasurable, indefinable essence of life; soul.
- (uncountable) A disease affecting the feet of cattle.
- (transitive) To brush or dress, as with a wisp.
- (archaic) A flock of snipe.
Example Sentences
a wisp of a child
in a small basket, on a wisp of hay
the wisp that flickers where no foot can tread
A wisp of hair escaped her barrette and whipped wildly in the wind.
Word Forms
- wisps
- wisping
- wisped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tuft, trickle, net, fillet, mesh, tenderloin.
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