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noun
- 1. a small thin or twisted bunch, piece, or amount of something: "wisps of smoke rose into the air"
1. : a small handful (as of hay or straw) 2. a. : a thin strip or fragment. b. : a thready streak. a wisp of smoke. c. : something frail, slight, or fleeting. a wisp of a girl. a wisp of a smile. 3. archaic : will-o'-the-wisp. wispily. ˈwi-spə-lē. adverb. wispiness. ˈwi-spē-nəs. noun. wispy.
Add to word list. a small, thin line of cloud / smoke / steam: A blue wisp of cigarette smoke curled in the air. wisp of hair, grass, etc. a thin, delicate piece of hair, grass, etc.: A few wisps of hay still clung to her skirt. soft wisps of baby hair. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
noun. a thin, light, delicate, or fibrous piece or strand, such as a streak of smoke or a lock of hair. a small bundle, as of hay or straw. anything slender and delicate. a wisp of a girl. a mere suggestion or hint. a flock of birds, esp snipe. verb. introften foll byaway to move or act like a wisp. dialect. tr to twist into a wisp.
a small, thin line of cloud / smoke / steam: A blue wisp of cigarette smoke curled in the air. wisp of hair, grass, etc. a thin, delicate piece of hair, grass, etc.: A few wisps of hay still clung to her skirt.
2 days ago · noun. 1. a thin, light, delicate, or fibrous piece or strand, such as a streak of smoke or a lock of hair. 2. a small bundle, as of hay or straw. 3. anything slender and delicate. a wisp of a girl. 4. a mere suggestion or hint. 5. a flock of birds, esp snipe. verb. 6. (intransitive; often foll by away) to move or act like a wisp.
A wisp is a thin bit or thread of something. Even after you put out a campfire, there may be little wisps of smoke in the air above it. Tiny pieces of hair escaping your ponytail are wisps, and tufts of clouds or fog are also wisps. A more figurative kind of wisp, like a wisp of memory or sadness, is just the barest snippet of emotion.
1. a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like. 2. any thin tuft, lock, mass, etc.: wisps of hair. 3. a thin puff or streak, as of smoke; slender trace. 4. a person or thing that is small, delicate, or barely discernible. 5. will-o'-the-wisp. v.t., v.i. 6. to twist into a wisp.
