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[ hwahylst, wahylst ] / ʰwaɪlst, waɪlst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR whilst ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of whilstFirst recorded in 1325–75; Middle English whilest, equivalent to whiles + excrescent -t as in amongst, amidst Words nearby whilstwhiles, While there's life, there's hope, whilk, whillikers, whilom, whilst, whim, whimbrel, whimper, whimsey, whimsical Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whilstWhilst Whitacre never defined himself as an “ally,” this remains a cautionary tale of what not to do. Tech’s Male ‘Feminists’ Aren’t Helping|Cate Huston, Karen Catlin|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST But recently, the MPAA has loosened the stick in its collective ass and allowed women to go there whilst maintaining an R rating. Oral Sex Comes of Age in Hollywood: ‘Gone Girl’ the Latest Film to Showcase Female Pleasure|Marlow Stern|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST What has allowed him to continue his activities for so long, whilst leaving such an extensive open-source trail? Tehran’s Chinese Missile Man|Jefferson Morley|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST The clothes generated electronic sounds that played in the night club, whilst the audience watched from sunken sofas. Iris Van Herpen Spring/Summer 2014: Sonic Youth|Liza Foreman|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Whilst David Cameron is winning in the polls, Miriam is winning the battle of the WAGS without even trying. The Downing Street Wives Club|Venetia Thompson|April 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST Admiration is in its nature respectful, whilst desire tends to profane its object. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good|Victor Cousin The night swallowed them up; and Eileen sat waiting, whilst the band played softly and voices chatted incessantly around her. The Haunting of Low Fennel|Sax Rohmer He is wondrous loth to hazard his credulity, and whilst he fears to believe amiss, believes nothing. Microcosmography|John Earle And most often whilst society dines or dances and the elect applaud with languid grace the newest play by Mr. Bernard Shaw. The Heart of a Woman|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy We are here; and whilst this is close to you no foul thing can approach.
British Dictionary definitions for whilst
conjunctionmainly British another word for while (def. 1), while (def. 2), while (def. 3), while (def. 4), while (def. 5) Word Origin for whilstC13: from whiles + -t as in amidst Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to whilstalthough, during, at the same time |