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Whelks
- noun - gather whelk
- large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
- large marine snail much used as food in Europe
Whelms
- verb - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Whelps
- noun - birth; "the dog whelped"
- young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
Whiffs
- noun - a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
- a short light gust of air
- a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
- drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"
- perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume"
- smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
- strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
- utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"
Whiles
- noun - a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"
- Whereas
Whines
- noun - a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
- complain whiningly
- make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise"
- move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us"
- talk in a tearful manner
Whirls
- noun - a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
- cause to spin; "spin a coin"
- confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"
- flow in a circular current, of liquids
- fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
- revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
- the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"
- the shape of something rotating rapidly
- turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
Whirrs
- noun - make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
- make a vibrant sound, as of some birds
- sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers"
Whisks
- noun - a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
- a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
- brush or wipe off lightly
- move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house"
- move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo"
- whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"