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wisp    Audio Help   (wĭsp)  Pronunciation Key  n.   A small bunch or bundle, as of straw, hair, or grass. One that is thin, frail, or slight. A thin or faint streak or fragment, as of smoke or clouds. A fleeting trace or indication; a hint: a wisp of a smile. A flock of birds, especially snipe. See Synonyms at flock1. See ignis fatuus. v.   wisped, wisp·ing, wisps v.   tr. To twist into wisps or a wisp. v.   intr. To drift in wisps: smoke wisping from chimneys. [Middle English.] wisp'i·ly adv., wisp'i·ness (wĭs'pē-nĭs) n., wisp'y adj.

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