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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.
a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like. any thin tuft, lock, mass, etc.: wisps of hair. a thin puff or streak, as of smoke; slender trace. a person or thing that is small, delicate, or barely discernible: a mere wisp of a lad; a wisp of a frown. a whisk broom.
WISP definition: 1. a small, thin line of cloud/smoke/steam: 2. a thin, delicate piece of hair, grass, etc.: 3. a…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
1. a thin, light, delicate, or fibrous piece or strand, such as a streak of smoke or a lock of hair. 2. (Agriculture) a small bundle, as of hay or straw. 3. anything slender and delicate: a wisp of a girl.
Wisp Definition. A small bunch or bundle, as of straw, hair, or grass. A wisp of smoke. A wisp of a girl. A fleeting trace or indication; a hint.
Definition of wisp noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
WISP definition: 1. a small, thin line of cloud/smoke/steam 2. a thin piece of hair/grass, etc 3. in the form of…. Learn more.
