Meaning of "wisp" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WISP

Variant of wips, of obscure origin; compare wipe.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WISP

wisp  [wɪsp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WISP

Wisp is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb wisp in English.

WHAT DOES WISP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wisp in the English dictionary

The first definition of wisp in the dictionary is a thin, light, delicate, or fibrous piece or strand, such as a streak of smoke or a lock of hair. Other definition of wisp is a small bundle, as of hay or straw. Wisp is also anything slender and delicate.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WISP

PRESENT

Present

I wisp

you wisp

he/she/it wisps

we wisp

you wisp

they wisp

Present continuous

I am wisping

you are wisping

he/she/it is wisping

we are wisping

you are wisping

they are wisping

Present perfect

I have wisped

you have wisped

he/she/it has wisped

we have wisped

you have wisped

they have wisped

Present perfect continuous

I have been wisping

you have been wisping

he/she/it has been wisping

we have been wisping

you have been wisping

they have been wisping

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I wisped

you wisped

he/she/it wisped

we wisped

you wisped

they wisped

Past continuous

I was wisping

you were wisping

he/she/it was wisping

we were wisping

you were wisping

they were wisping

Past perfect

I had wisped

you had wisped

he/she/it had wisped

we had wisped

you had wisped

they had wisped

Past perfect continuous

I had been wisping

you had been wisping

he/she/it had been wisping

we had been wisping

you had been wisping

they had been wisping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will wisp

you will wisp

he/she/it will wisp

we will wisp

you will wisp

they will wisp

Future continuous

I will be wisping

you will be wisping

he/she/it will be wisping

we will be wisping

you will be wisping

they will be wisping

Future perfect

I will have wisped

you will have wisped

he/she/it will have wisped

we will have wisped

you will have wisped

they will have wisped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been wisping

you will have been wisping

he/she/it will have been wisping

we will have been wisping

you will have been wisping

they will have been wisping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would wisp

you would wisp

he/she/it would wisp

we would wisp

you would wisp

they would wisp

Conditional continuous

I would be wisping

you would be wisping

he/she/it would be wisping

we would be wisping

you would be wisping

they would be wisping

Conditional perfect

I would have wisp

you would have wisp

he/she/it would have wisp

we would have wisp

you would have wisp

they would have wisp

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been wisping

you would have been wisping

he/she/it would have been wisping

we would have been wisping

you would have been wisping

they would have been wisping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you wisp
we let´s wisp
you wisp

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to wisp

Past participle

wisped

Present Participle

wisping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «WISP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «wisp» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of wisp

piece · shred · snippet · strand · thread · twist

TRANSLATION OF WISP

Find out the translation of wisp to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of wisp from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wisp» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 一撮
• Translator English - Spanish: mechón
• English: wisp
• Translator English - Hindi: wisp
• Translator English - Arabic: فافة ورقية
• Translator English - Russian: струйка
• Translator English - Portuguese: mecha
• Translator English - Bengali: আলো
• Translator English - French: mèche
• Translator English - Malay: Wisp
• Translator English - German: Büschel
• Translator English - Japanese: 細い束
• Translator English - Korean: 가는 것의 가닥
• Translator English - Javanese: Wisp
• Translator English - Vietnamese: một nạm
• Translator English - Tamil: ஆவலுள்ள
• Translator English - Marathi: Wisp
• Translator English - Turkish: tutam
• Translator English - Italian: ciocca
• Translator English - Polish: WISP
• Translator English - Ukrainian: цівка
• Translator English - Romanian: wisp
• Translator English - Greek: τσουλούφι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Wisp
• Translator English - Swedish: wisp
• Translator English - Norwegian: dott

QUOTES WITH «WISP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wisp.

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Vincent Van Gogh

There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WISP»

Discover the use of wisp in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wisp and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Will O' the Wisp: A Novel

Finds a man on the verge of suicide looking for one person so committed to life that they can give him an argument for living.

Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, 1966

Wisp of a Thing: A Novel of the Tufa

"A follow-up to The Hum and the Shiver finds musician Rob Quillen searching for an enigmatic Smoky Mountains clan of people whose existence is shrouded in myth, a journey marked by a disappearance, an incomprehensible power play and a ...

Alex Bledsoe, 2013

Immortelles: Memoir of a Will-o'-the Wisp

The author recreates the world of her childhood in a small French village before and during World War I

Mireille Marokvia, 1996

The Will O' the Wisp: A Drama in Four Acts

THE. WILL. O'. THE. WISP. A DRAMA IN FOUR ACTS By Jaroslav Kvapil " :,':'" Translated from the Bohemian by Sdrka B. Hrbkova. "And forthwith they sprang up because they had no deepness of earth. And when the sun was up, they were  ...

Jaroslav Kvapil, 1916

Graft: Will o' The Wisp

John Lamphere. eye him and never moved. Lundry took all he could to push up and his weapon still spoke of that blue warmth and before the pixie could react, Lundry thudded the jagged edge into her chest. Tracile was not so alert and could ...

John Lamphere

The CERN Resonant WISP Search (CROWS):

WISP. searches. After the “visible axion” has been ruled out by accelerator searches, P. Sikivie was the first one to tackle the “invisible axion” [45]. He proposed several experiments, which were theoretically able to probe the existence of this ...

Betz, Michael, 2014

The "Wills-o'-the-Wisp" of disease

THE. "WILLS-O'-THE-WISP. OF. DISEASE. Introductory Remarks.- — There are, it will be freely acknowledged, numbers of painful and distressing affections, which interfere with the comfort of our daily lives, and interrupt the harmonious play ...

James I. Fellows, 1894

The will-o'-the-wisp, tr. by M.M.B.

Stop, Will-o'-the-wisp, stop !" cried the owl, as it reached the edge of the pond, and she feared it would fall into the water and be extinguished. " Yes, Will-o'-the- wisp, Will-o'-the- wisp !" it echoed back ; " once I was a beautiful torch ; now I am a ...

Marie Petersen, 1874

The Will O'Wisp

Now I imagine a ghost made of swirling white smoke, and I wonder what happened to the will o' wisp after my mother ran away. Did it slither back into the ground, or can a spirit actually stretch itself so thin that it disappears altogether?

Sharon Ann, 2013

The Will of the Wisp

“And that my friends, is the will of the wisp sermon. Next week, I hope to come to you with a full cupboard. But until then, I sincerely hope and pray the you are well served by the will of the wisp.” The Reverend exited through the Vestry door to a  ...

Joseph Cairo, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WISP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wisp is used in the context of the following news items.

Collapsible Wisp will power up all your devices in the wilderness

Called Wisp, the turbine measures just 14 inches (36cm) when folded and weighs 4lbs (1.8kg) but extends to a staggering 6ft tall (1.8 metres) when deployed. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

WATCH: Cottonwood Wisp

This hypnotic video comes to us from Joshua Maine, who captured these cottonwood wisps dancing on the breeze in a whirlwind. Your eyes are getting heavy, ... «WILX-TV, May 15»

Fixed WISP Rise plans network upgrade as it unites under one brand

JAB Broadband, which is now celebrating acquisition No. 108, is on a path to upgrade its technology at the same time it's adopting a new brand name to ... «FierceWireless, May 15»

TRENDnet Releases AC750 Wireless Travel Router, Features WISP …

It comes with two modes: router and WISP (wireless ISP). Router mode is for home use, but the WISP mode is the more important feature for the traveling user. «Tom's Hardware, May 15»

St. James: Red Wings seek wisp of hope in tough loss

The Detroit Red Wings insisted after their first loss of the series that they could build on it. They're keeping in tune after their second loss. The first-round series ... «Detroit Free Press, Apr 15»

Price stability: a sinking will-o'-the-wisp?

Almost 50 years ago Milton Friedman famously described the Phillips curve as a "will-o-the-wisp". When he first used this metaphor, he was isolated in the ... «EU News, Apr 15»

Wintergreen Resort sold to Wisp Resort's owner

Virginia's Wintergreen Resort has been acquired by Kansas City-based real estate investment trust EPR Properties and is now leased and managed by Pacific ... «Washington Business Journal, Feb 15»

Readers weigh in on new home for Blue Wisp Big Band

The Blue Wisp Big Band, which is looking for a new home for its weekly show, is encouraged by an outpouring of support and suggestions from fans. On Monday ... «Cincinnati.com, Nov 14»

Blue Wisp Big Band homeless again

After the Blue Wisp Jazz Club, Downtown, closed in June, Japp's on Main Street in Over-the-Rhine gave the legendary band a temporary home. The band's final ... «Cincinnati.com, Nov 14»

Jab Broadband maintains growth trajectory in nascent WISP market

Jab Broadband, the country's largest fixed wireless broadband service provider, continues to look for acquisition targets as it addresses one of the problems that ... «FierceWireless, Oct 14»