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Rarewisp
The correct spelling is wisp.
How to pronounce wisp
/wɪsp/
nounIPA: /wɪsp/
Say it like: Wis-p
The correct spelling is wisp. A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group. For example: "A wisp of hair escaped her barrette and whipped wildly in the wind."
Usage Examples
“A wisp of hair escaped her barrette and whipped wildly in the wind.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group.
- 2.A whisk, or small broom.
- 3.A will o' the wisp, or ignis fatuus.
- 4.An immeasurable, indefinable essence of life; soul.
- 5.A disease affecting the feet of cattle.
verb
- 1.To brush or dress, as with a wisp.
- 2.To rumple.
- 3.To produce a wisp, as of smoke.
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