wisp
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4.1
- noun
- /wɪsp/
:
hilo
- The candle flickered, sending a wisp of smoke curling toward the ceiling.
- a wisp of smoke
- a wisp of hair
Examples
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No, he could smell a faint wisp of smoke here, oil smoke.
Fiction book (1992) -
As he reaches down, we see a tiny wisp of smoke suck back under the door.
Fiction book (1991) -
It's like a wisp of smoke or something.
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It's just a wisp of cloud.
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Impossible, she thought as the wisp of delicious odor wafted toward her.
Fiction book (1990) -
My question curled up into the air like a wisp of smoke and drifted away, unnoticed.
Fiction book (1993) -
Soon, the moon would rise and slice through the wisps of clouds along the inky horizon.
Fiction book (1993) -
"Bubbe sighed and swept a wisp of gray hair from her forehead.
Fiction book (1992) -
The door opened a fraction and a wisp of fog drifted in, followed by a cautious Corporal Brant.
Fiction book (1992) -
Shouts and cries of anguish drifted on wisps of smoke, but Lucy did not hear them.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
60
3.2
A short puff of air that carries a smell
16
3.5
A small bunch of hair, feathers, or grass joined together at the base
3
8.8
A small puff of air carrying a faint smell
Compounds
How Thin
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Etymology
Wisp The word wisp comes from an old English word for a small 'bundle' or tuft, like a little piece of straw or hair. That image of a tiny, loose bundle helps you remember why a thin curl of smoke or a small strand of hair is called a wisp.