Whiffed (imp. & p. p.) of Whiff
Whiffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whiff
Whiff (v. t.) To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
Whiff (v. t.) To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away.
Whiff (v. i.) To emit whiffs, as of smoke; to puff.
Whiffet (n.) A little whiff or puff.
Whiffing (n.) The act of one who, or that which, whiffs.
Whiffing (n.) A mode of fishing with a hand line for pollack, mackerel, and the like.
Whiffled (imp. & p. p.) of Whiffle
Whiffling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whiffle
Whiffle (v. i.) To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about.
Whiffle (v. i.) To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.
Whiffle (v. t.) To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter.
Whiffle (v. t.) To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.
Whiffle (n.) A fife or small flute.
Whiffler (n.) One who whiffles, or frequently changes his opinion or course; one who uses shifts and evasions in argument; hence, a trifler.
Whiffler (n.) One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or piper.
Whiffler (n.) An officer who went before procession to clear the way by blowing a horn, or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger.
Whiffler (n.) The golden-eye.
Whiffletree (n.) Same as Whippletree.
Whig (n.) Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
Whig (n.) One of a political party which grew up in England in the seventeenth century, in the reigns of Charles I. and II., when great contests existed respecting the royal prerogatives and the rights of the people. Those who supported the king in his high claims were called Tories, and the advocates of popular rights, of parliamentary power over the crown, and of toleration to Dissenters, were, after 1679, called Whigs. The terms Liberal and Radical have now generally superseded Whig in English politics. See the note under Tory.
Whig (n.) A friend and supporter of the American Revolution; -- opposed to Tory, and Royalist.
Whig (n.) One of the political party in the United States from about 1829 to 1856, opposed in politics to the Democratic party.
Whig (a.) Of or pertaining to the Whigs.
Whiggamore (n.) A Whig; -- a cant term applied in contempt to Scotch Presbyterians.
Whiggarchy (n.) Government by Whigs.
Whiggery (n.) The principles or practices of the Whigs; Whiggism.
Whiggish (a.) Of or pertaining to Whigs; partaking of, or characterized by, the principles of Whigs.
Whiggishly (adv.) In a Whiggish manner.
Whiggism (n.) The principles of the Whigs.
Whigling (n.) A petty or inferior Whig; -- used in contempt.
While (n.) Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time; as, one while we thought him innocent.
While (n.) That which requires time; labor; pains.
Whiled (imp. & p. p.) of While
Whiling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of While
While (v. t.) To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to spend or pass; -- usually followed by away.
While (v. i.) To loiter.
While (conj.) During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; as, while I write, you sleep.
While (conj.) Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though; whereas.
While (prep.) Until; till.
Whilere (adv.) A little while ago; recently; just now; erewhile.
Whiles (n.) Meanwhile; meantime.
Whiles (n.) sometimes; at times.
Whiles (conj.) During the time that; while.
Whilk (n.) A kind of mollusk, a whelk.
Whilk (n.) The scoter.
Whilk (pron.) Which.
Whilom (n.) Formerly; once; of old; erewhile; at times.
Whilst (adv.) While.
Whim (n.) The European widgeon.
Whim (n.) A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a humor; a caprice.
Whim (n.) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes; -- called also whim gin, and whimsey.
Whim (v. i.) To be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical, giddy, or freakish.
Whimbrel (n.) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius phaeopus), called also Jack curlew, half curlew, stone curlew, and tang whaup. See Illustration in Appendix.
Whimling (n.) One given to whims; hence, a weak, childish person; a child.
Whimmy (a.) Full of whims; whimsical.
Whimpered (imp. & p. p.) of Whimper
Whimpering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whimper
Whimper (v. i.) To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain; as, a child whimpers.
Whimper (v. t.) To utter in alow, whining tone.
Whimper (n.) A low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive of complaint or grief.
Whimperer (n.) One who whimpers.
Whimple (v. t.) See Wimple.
Whimple (v. i.) To whiffle; to veer.
Whimseys (pl. ) of Whimsy
Whimsies (pl. ) of Whimsy
Whimsey (n.) Alt. of Whimsy
Whimsy (n.) A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit.
Whimsy (n.) A whim.
Whimsey (v. t.) To fill with whimseys, or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.
Whimsical (a.) Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish.
Whimsical (a.) Odd or fantastic in appearance; quaintly devised; fantastic.
Whimsicality (n.) The quality or state of being whimsical; whimsicalness.
Whimsically (adv.) In a whimsical manner; freakishly.
Whimsicalness (n.) The quality or state of being whimsical; freakishness; whimsical disposition.
Whimsy (n.) A whimsey.
Whimwham (n.) A whimsical thing; an odd device; a trifle; a trinket; a gimcrack.
Whimwham (n.) A whim, or whimsey; a freak.
Whin (n.) Gorse; furze. See Furze.
Whin (n.) Woad-waxed.
Whin (n.) Same as Whinstone.
Whinberry (n.) The English bilberry; -- so called because it grows on moors among the whins, or furze.
Whinchat (n.) A small warbler (Pratincola rubetra) common in Europe; -- called also whinchacker, whincheck, whin-clocharet.
Whined (imp. & p. p.) of Whine
Whining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whine
Whine (v. i.) To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, nasal tone; hence, to complain or to beg in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely.
Whine (v. t.) To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way; as, to whine out an excuse.
Whine (n.) A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.
Whiner (n.) One who, or that which, whines.
Whinge (v. i.) To whine.
Whinger (n.) A kind of hanger or sword used as a knife at meals and as a weapon.
Whiningly (adv.) In a whining manner; in a tone of mean complaint.
Whinner (v. i.) To whinny.
Whinnied (imp. & p. p.) of Whinny
Whinnying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whinny
Whinny (v. i.) To utter the ordinary call or cry of a horse; to neigh.
Whinnies (pl. ) of Whinny
Whinny (n.) The ordinary cry or call of a horse; a neigh.
Whinny (a.) Abounding in whin, gorse, or furze.