whid
whid noun: a quick motion; a rapid, quiet movement, usually by small game.
Noun (1)
whid (plural whids)
Verb (1)
whid (third-person singular simple present whids, present participle whidding, simple past and past participle whidded)
- To move nimbly and with little noise, usually of small game.
Noun (2)
whid (plural whids)
Verb (2)
whid (third-person singular simple present whids, present participle whidding, simple past and past participle whidded)
- To tell a lie.
Synonyms of whid
Forms of whid
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | whids |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | whids |
| present participle | whidding |
| past participle | whidded |
| past | whidded |
Origin of whid
From Middle English *whid, from Old English hwiþa, hweoþu (“air, breeze”) or from Old Norse hviða (“gust of wind”), both from Proto-Germanic *hwiþō (“rush of wind”), from Proto-Germanic *hwi- (“to rush”), from Proto-Indo-European *kwei- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Scots quhid (“a squall, blast of wind”).
Perhaps from Old English cwide (“word, speech”).
Questions about whid
- What does whid mean?
- Whid means a quick motion; a rapid, quiet movement, usually by small game.
- What part of speech is whid?
- Whid can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of whid?
- The plural of whid is whids.
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