wisp


Definition: Meaning of, wisp in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / wɪsp /

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Singular Plural
wisp wisps
[countable]
  1. a wisp of hair, grass, HAY etc is a thin piece of it that is separate from the rest
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  2. a wisp of smoke, cloud, mist etc is a small thin line of it that rises upwards
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wisp used in phrases

  • will o' the wisp (noun)
    1. someone that you can never completely depend on, or something that you can never achieve
    2. a blue moving light caused by natural gases, that can be seen over wet ground at night
  • will-o'-the-wisp (noun)
    1. a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
    2. an illusion that misleads
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