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wisp
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural wisps
plural wisps
Learner's definition of WISP
[count]
1
: a thin streak of smoke, mist, etc.（烟、雾等的）小缕
- Wisps of steam rose up from the teapot.一缕缕蒸气从茶壶中升起。
- a wisp of smoke一缕烟
2
: a thin thread or strand of something (such as hair)（头发等的）小缕，小绺，小把
- A few wisps (of hair) framed the sides of her face.几缕头发衬着她的脸庞。
- Wisps of cotton candy clung to his mouth.几缕棉花糖粘在他的嘴上。
3
: a small amount of something少量；一点点
- By the morning, there was just a wisp [=bit] of snow left on the ground.到了早晨，地面上就只剩下一点点积雪了。
- There was a wisp of a smile [=a very slight smile] on her lips.她的嘴角露出一丝微笑。
4
: a small and thin person瘦小的人
- I met her when she was just a wisp of a girl. [=a thin young girl]我认识她时她还只是个瘦瘦的小女孩。
— see also will-o'-the-wisp
wisped; wisping; wisps
Example Sentences
Noun Wisps of steam rose up from the teapot. Wisps of cotton candy clung to his mouth.
Recent Examples on the Web
Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 At the rear, an occasional faint wisp of smoke emerged from the oil catch tank. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2022 The fries, featuring Kennebec potatoes, are brined, steamed and frozen before they’re sizzled to a golden wisp in hot oil. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 Another brings its entire series full circle, built on a wisp of a melody that has lingered in the atmosphere for six seasons. Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 Then the same thing happened to the wisp’s best friend. Paul Tullis, Town & Country, 11 Aug. 2022 This one, though, is strikingly singular: huge; a watercolor; all but abstract, just the wisp of a treetop barely cresting the rise, a slight, solitary tether to reality. Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 Director Anthony Fabian, working from the 1958 novel by Paul Gallico, has frothed that basic plot into an engaging wisp of magic realism, featuring a London and Paris fit and stage-lit for a 1950s musical. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 July 2022 Modern influences seem to be Porsche and Tesla; there's a faint wisp of Taycan and Model 3 in the front end, and the rear spoiler kicks up like a nod to a ducktail Porsche 911. Matthew Askari, Car and Driver, 28 June 2022 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2021 Multiple outlets have reported the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s son, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, has wisps of reddish hair—which may mean he’s inherited the signature feature of his father, Prince Harry. Vogue, 16 Aug. 2019 The gentle breeze of my ceiling fan has wisps of my dark hair dancing back and forth across the left side of my face. Meryl Davis, SELF, 30 May 2018 Vessel’s 18 bedroom-style songs wisp away like seeds from a dandelion, each subsequent track feeling more fleeting than its predecessor. Kevin Warwick, Chicago Reader, 27 Apr. 2018 See More
Noun
Unfortunately any wisp that rolling the Warner assets into Discovery might be value-creating or at least value-preserving has dissolved along with the new company’s market cap, down $29 billion. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 At the rear, an occasional faint wisp of smoke emerged from the oil catch tank. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2022 The fries, featuring Kennebec potatoes, are brined, steamed and frozen before they’re sizzled to a golden wisp in hot oil. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 Another brings its entire series full circle, built on a wisp of a melody that has lingered in the atmosphere for six seasons. Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 Then the same thing happened to the wisp’s best friend. Paul Tullis, Town & Country, 11 Aug. 2022 This one, though, is strikingly singular: huge; a watercolor; all but abstract, just the wisp of a treetop barely cresting the rise, a slight, solitary tether to reality. Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 Director Anthony Fabian, working from the 1958 novel by Paul Gallico, has frothed that basic plot into an engaging wisp of magic realism, featuring a London and Paris fit and stage-lit for a 1950s musical. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 July 2022 Modern influences seem to be Porsche and Tesla; there's a faint wisp of Taycan and Model 3 in the front end, and the rear spoiler kicks up like a nod to a ducktail Porsche 911. Matthew Askari, Car and Driver, 28 June 2022 Verb
Then, the wind will wisp them away on a strand of silk, carrying them to new regions, or even states, reports Live Science. Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2021 Multiple outlets have reported the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s son, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, has wisps of reddish hair—which may mean he’s inherited the signature feature of his father, Prince Harry. Vogue, 16 Aug. 2019 The gentle breeze of my ceiling fan has wisps of my dark hair dancing back and forth across the left side of my face. Meryl Davis, SELF, 30 May 2018 Vessel’s 18 bedroom-style songs wisp away like seeds from a dandelion, each subsequent track feeling more fleeting than its predecessor. Kevin Warwick, Chicago Reader, 27 Apr. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1753, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of wisp was in the 13th century Phrases Containing wisp
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