Definition of wisp in English:

wisp

noun wɪspwɪsp

1A small thin or twisted bunch, piece, or amount of something.
小把，小束，小捆；缕；绺
wisps of smoke rose into the air
缕缕轻烟袅袅升起。
Example sentencesExamples
- I looked out the open door and saw the thin wisps of gas just floating around in mid-air.
- She nearly leaps with joy feeling a faint wisp of his breath upon her sensitive skin.
- He wore a thin metal belt on his head that allowed wisps of his blond hair to part in the middle.
- We woke to a calm and crisp morning with a light frost on our sleeping bags, below a beautiful blue sky with wisps of cloud streaking above the lake, which lay as a blue sea below us.
- Other pieces offer the barest wisps of melody, relying on the group's ability to generate structure spontaneously.
- She suggests the goggles' straps with abbreviated wisps of graphite that twist and whip about the page.
- Dreams came to me, like wisps of fog in the night sky.
- They only let out a faint wisp of their emotion.
- The mistakes I made could have happened with any recipe, so these wisps of wisdom should come in handy even when not cooking meatloaf.
- Above the red tile roofs, wisps of smoke drifted from the chimneys.
- I could tell because there were a couple of wisps of purplish smoke wafting around the light fixtures a minute after I said it.
- She noticed long ears protruding from the thin wisps of hair.
- His are fantasies with hanging beads and wisps of feathers and leather straps as thin as ribbon.
- Her red hair was pulled backward into a bun, and two thin wisps of hair dangled near her eyes.
- Outside it is cold, and thin wisps of fog are unwinding along the damp length of Baker Street.
- A small fire crackled in the fireplace, thin wisps of smoke curling up the sturdy brick chimney.
- For the main course, having opted not to have a starter, Paula chose the Chinese-style beef fillet which arrived garnished with wisps of potato and noodles.
- They consist of complex cross-bedded sands commonly enclosing thin wisps of muddy sediment.
- Her hair was up in a French twist with a few wisps of hair framing her face.
- As the aircraft continues to teeter absurdly on the edge of the sky, little pain-flavoured wisps of memories will start to taunt him.
Synonyms
strand, tendril, lock
piece, scrap, shred, thread
1. 1.1 A small bunch of hay or straw used for drying or grooming a horse.
  （用作擦干或刷洗马的）干草秆；麦秆
2. 1.2 A small, thin person, typically a child.
  纤弱的人（尤指孩子）
  a fourteen-year-old wisp of a girl
  一个纤弱的14岁女孩。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Edouard Collin is a tall wisp of a French teenager, all well-tanned Parisian sinew with a sharp-angled, warmly expressive face born to be placed in front of a camera.
  He pointed to a dark wisp of a girl who watched the boat-boy from a shady spot under the olives.
  Standing quickly, the nurse steadied the wisp of a girl with a strong hand.
  ‘I don't know, Rifka,’ I whispered, hugging the little blond wisp of a child close to me.
  The wisp of a girl would pass the final set of tests.
  My grandma, after whom I am named, was said to be a cheerfully energetic thin wisp of a woman.
  Grace was crouched in front of a small wisp of a girl.
  It was hilarious to see how hard the boy was trying to intimidate a small wisp of a girl and failing miserably.
  She saw a mass of copper hair on a tiny wisp of a girl with the palest skin she had ever seen.
  A skinny wisp of a young woman entered the room, timidly opening the door to the side to allow her entrance.
  Then while gazing at her tear streaked face he saw her chin quiver and his heart was charmed by this small wisp of a lass, until, that is, he looked at what she held in her hands.
  She's just a young wisp of a girl, and very sensitive to boot: Scold her in the slightest, and she dissolves into hysterics.
  Ash Beck, a thin wisp of a person, pushed through the crowd and ran to where Ian lay.
  Turning, she saw the voice's owner, a thin wisp of a man in strange white clothing.
2rare A flock of snipe.
a wisp of snipe utter their well-known cry
Example sentencesExamples
- As soon as a wisp of snipes arrive, off starts our mercury with the glad tidings.
- We unexpectedly flushed a wisp of snipe.
- If a man hears of a wisp of snipe in any particular place, he must be off at once.
- Suddenly, up got such a wisp of snipe, under my very feet, that I am bound to say I missed both barrels
- I never saw but two ducks and one wild wisp of snipes.

Origin

Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps related to whisk.

Rhymes

crisp, lisp, will-o'-the-wisp

Definition of wisp in US English:

wisp

nounwispwɪsp

1A small thin or twisted bunch, piece, or amount of something.
小把，小束，小捆；缕；绺
wisps of smoke rose into the air
缕缕轻烟袅袅升起。
Example sentencesExamples
- She suggests the goggles' straps with abbreviated wisps of graphite that twist and whip about the page.
- She noticed long ears protruding from the thin wisps of hair.
- Her red hair was pulled backward into a bun, and two thin wisps of hair dangled near her eyes.
- Other pieces offer the barest wisps of melody, relying on the group's ability to generate structure spontaneously.
- I could tell because there were a couple of wisps of purplish smoke wafting around the light fixtures a minute after I said it.
- Dreams came to me, like wisps of fog in the night sky.
- His are fantasies with hanging beads and wisps of feathers and leather straps as thin as ribbon.
- Above the red tile roofs, wisps of smoke drifted from the chimneys.
- We woke to a calm and crisp morning with a light frost on our sleeping bags, below a beautiful blue sky with wisps of cloud streaking above the lake, which lay as a blue sea below us.
- I looked out the open door and saw the thin wisps of gas just floating around in mid-air.
- A small fire crackled in the fireplace, thin wisps of smoke curling up the sturdy brick chimney.
- For the main course, having opted not to have a starter, Paula chose the Chinese-style beef fillet which arrived garnished with wisps of potato and noodles.
- They consist of complex cross-bedded sands commonly enclosing thin wisps of muddy sediment.
- She nearly leaps with joy feeling a faint wisp of his breath upon her sensitive skin.
- They only let out a faint wisp of their emotion.
- Her hair was up in a French twist with a few wisps of hair framing her face.
- He wore a thin metal belt on his head that allowed wisps of his blond hair to part in the middle.
- The mistakes I made could have happened with any recipe, so these wisps of wisdom should come in handy even when not cooking meatloaf.
- As the aircraft continues to teeter absurdly on the edge of the sky, little pain-flavoured wisps of memories will start to taunt him.
- Outside it is cold, and thin wisps of fog are unwinding along the damp length of Baker Street.
Synonyms
strand, tendril, lock
1. 1.1 A small bunch of hay or straw used for drying or grooming a horse.
  （用作擦干或刷洗马的）干草秆；麦秆
2. 1.2 A small thin person, typically a child.
  纤弱的人（尤指孩子）
  a fourteen-year-old wisp of a girl
  一个纤弱的14岁女孩。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A skinny wisp of a young woman entered the room, timidly opening the door to the side to allow her entrance.
  Turning, she saw the voice's owner, a thin wisp of a man in strange white clothing.
  My grandma, after whom I am named, was said to be a cheerfully energetic thin wisp of a woman.
  The wisp of a girl would pass the final set of tests.
  Then while gazing at her tear streaked face he saw her chin quiver and his heart was charmed by this small wisp of a lass, until, that is, he looked at what she held in her hands.
  Edouard Collin is a tall wisp of a French teenager, all well-tanned Parisian sinew with a sharp-angled, warmly expressive face born to be placed in front of a camera.
  She saw a mass of copper hair on a tiny wisp of a girl with the palest skin she had ever seen.
  She's just a young wisp of a girl, and very sensitive to boot: Scold her in the slightest, and she dissolves into hysterics.
  Standing quickly, the nurse steadied the wisp of a girl with a strong hand.
  Ash Beck, a thin wisp of a person, pushed through the crowd and ran to where Ian lay.
  ‘I don't know, Rifka,’ I whispered, hugging the little blond wisp of a child close to me.
  He pointed to a dark wisp of a girl who watched the boat-boy from a shady spot under the olives.
  Grace was crouched in front of a small wisp of a girl.
  It was hilarious to see how hard the boy was trying to intimidate a small wisp of a girl and failing miserably.

Origin

Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps related to whisk.

词汇	wisp
释义	Definition of wisp in English: wisp noun wɪspwɪsp 1A small thin or twisted bunch, piece, or amount of something. 小把，小束，小捆；缕；绺 wisps of smoke rose into the air 缕缕轻烟袅袅升起。 Example sentencesExamples I looked out the open door and saw the thin wisps of gas just floating around in mid-air. She nearly leaps with joy feeling a faint wisp of his breath upon her sensitive skin. He wore a thin metal belt on his head that allowed wisps of his blond hair to part in the middle. We woke to a calm and crisp morning with a light frost on our sleeping bags, below a beautiful blue sky with wisps of cloud streaking above the lake, which lay as a blue sea below us. Other pieces offer the barest wisps of melody, relying on the group's ability to generate structure spontaneously. She suggests the goggles' straps with abbreviated wisps of graphite that twist and whip about the page. Dreams came to me, like wisps of fog in the night sky. They only let out a faint wisp of their emotion. The mistakes I made could have happened with any recipe, so these wisps of wisdom should come in handy even when not cooking meatloaf. Above the red tile roofs, wisps of smoke drifted from the chimneys. I could tell because there were a couple of wisps of purplish smoke wafting around the light fixtures a minute after I said it. She noticed long ears protruding from the thin wisps of hair. His are fantasies with hanging beads and wisps of feathers and leather straps as thin as ribbon. Her red hair was pulled backward into a bun, and two thin wisps of hair dangled near her eyes. Outside it is cold, and thin wisps of fog are unwinding along the damp length of Baker Street. A small fire crackled in the fireplace, thin wisps of smoke curling up the sturdy brick chimney. For the main course, having opted not to have a starter, Paula chose the Chinese-style beef fillet which arrived garnished with wisps of potato and noodles. They consist of complex cross-bedded sands commonly enclosing thin wisps of muddy sediment. Her hair was up in a French twist with a few wisps of hair framing her face. As the aircraft continues to teeter absurdly on the edge of the sky, little pain-flavoured wisps of memories will start to taunt him. Synonyms strand, tendril, lock piece, scrap, shred, thread 1.1 A small bunch of hay or straw used for drying or grooming a horse. （用作擦干或刷洗马的）干草秆；麦秆 1.2 A small, thin person, typically a child. 纤弱的人（尤指孩子） a fourteen-year-old wisp of a girl 一个纤弱的14岁女孩。 Example sentencesExamples Edouard Collin is a tall wisp of a French teenager, all well-tanned Parisian sinew with a sharp-angled, warmly expressive face born to be placed in front of a camera. He pointed to a dark wisp of a girl who watched the boat-boy from a shady spot under the olives. Standing quickly, the nurse steadied the wisp of a girl with a strong hand. ‘I don't know, Rifka,’ I whispered, hugging the little blond wisp of a child close to me. The wisp of a girl would pass the final set of tests. My grandma, after whom I am named, was said to be a cheerfully energetic thin wisp of a woman. Grace was crouched in front of a small wisp of a girl. It was hilarious to see how hard the boy was trying to intimidate a small wisp of a girl and failing miserably. She saw a mass of copper hair on a tiny wisp of a girl with the palest skin she had ever seen. A skinny wisp of a young woman entered the room, timidly opening the door to the side to allow her entrance. Then while gazing at her tear streaked face he saw her chin quiver and his heart was charmed by this small wisp of a lass, until, that is, he looked at what she held in her hands. She's just a young wisp of a girl, and very sensitive to boot: Scold her in the slightest, and she dissolves into hysterics. Ash Beck, a thin wisp of a person, pushed through the crowd and ran to where Ian lay. Turning, she saw the voice's owner, a thin wisp of a man in strange white clothing. 2rare A flock of snipe. a wisp of snipe utter their well-known cry Example sentencesExamples As soon as a wisp of snipes arrive, off starts our mercury with the glad tidings. We unexpectedly flushed a wisp of snipe. If a man hears of a wisp of snipe in any particular place, he must be off at once. Suddenly, up got such a wisp of snipe, under my very feet, that I am bound to say I missed both barrels I never saw but two ducks and one wild wisp of snipes. Origin Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps related to whisk. Rhymes crisp, lisp, will-o'-the-wisp Definition of wisp in US English: wisp nounwispwɪsp 1A small thin or twisted bunch, piece, or amount of something. 小把，小束，小捆；缕；绺 wisps of smoke rose into the air 缕缕轻烟袅袅升起。 Example sentencesExamples She suggests the goggles' straps with abbreviated wisps of graphite that twist and whip about the page. She noticed long ears protruding from the thin wisps of hair. Her red hair was pulled backward into a bun, and two thin wisps of hair dangled near her eyes. Other pieces offer the barest wisps of melody, relying on the group's ability to generate structure spontaneously. I could tell because there were a couple of wisps of purplish smoke wafting around the light fixtures a minute after I said it. Dreams came to me, like wisps of fog in the night sky. His are fantasies with hanging beads and wisps of feathers and leather straps as thin as ribbon. Above the red tile roofs, wisps of smoke drifted from the chimneys. We woke to a calm and crisp morning with a light frost on our sleeping bags, below a beautiful blue sky with wisps of cloud streaking above the lake, which lay as a blue sea below us. I looked out the open door and saw the thin wisps of gas just floating around in mid-air. A small fire crackled in the fireplace, thin wisps of smoke curling up the sturdy brick chimney. For the main course, having opted not to have a starter, Paula chose the Chinese-style beef fillet which arrived garnished with wisps of potato and noodles. They consist of complex cross-bedded sands commonly enclosing thin wisps of muddy sediment. She nearly leaps with joy feeling a faint wisp of his breath upon her sensitive skin. They only let out a faint wisp of their emotion. Her hair was up in a French twist with a few wisps of hair framing her face. He wore a thin metal belt on his head that allowed wisps of his blond hair to part in the middle. The mistakes I made could have happened with any recipe, so these wisps of wisdom should come in handy even when not cooking meatloaf. As the aircraft continues to teeter absurdly on the edge of the sky, little pain-flavoured wisps of memories will start to taunt him. Outside it is cold, and thin wisps of fog are unwinding along the damp length of Baker Street. Synonyms strand, tendril, lock 1.1 A small bunch of hay or straw used for drying or grooming a horse. （用作擦干或刷洗马的）干草秆；麦秆 1.2 A small thin person, typically a child. 纤弱的人（尤指孩子） a fourteen-year-old wisp of a girl 一个纤弱的14岁女孩。 Example sentencesExamples A skinny wisp of a young woman entered the room, timidly opening the door to the side to allow her entrance. Turning, she saw the voice's owner, a thin wisp of a man in strange white clothing. My grandma, after whom I am named, was said to be a cheerfully energetic thin wisp of a woman. The wisp of a girl would pass the final set of tests. Then while gazing at her tear streaked face he saw her chin quiver and his heart was charmed by this small wisp of a lass, until, that is, he looked at what she held in her hands. Edouard Collin is a tall wisp of a French teenager, all well-tanned Parisian sinew with a sharp-angled, warmly expressive face born to be placed in front of a camera. She saw a mass of copper hair on a tiny wisp of a girl with the palest skin she had ever seen. She's just a young wisp of a girl, and very sensitive to boot: Scold her in the slightest, and she dissolves into hysterics. Standing quickly, the nurse steadied the wisp of a girl with a strong hand. Ash Beck, a thin wisp of a person, pushed through the crowd and ran to where Ian lay. ‘I don't know, Rifka,’ I whispered, hugging the little blond wisp of a child close to me. He pointed to a dark wisp of a girl who watched the boat-boy from a shady spot under the olives. Grace was crouched in front of a small wisp of a girl. It was hilarious to see how hard the boy was trying to intimidate a small wisp of a girl and failing miserably. Origin Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps related to whisk.
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