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whyle

whyle is the obsolete spelling of while.

Meaning of while

Conjunction

while

  1. During the same time that.
    • He was sleeping while I was singing.
    Synonyms:
    whilst
  2. Although.
    • This case, while interesting, is a bit frustrating.
    Synonyms:
    as much as
  3. (Northern England, Scotland) Until.
    • I'll wait while you've finished painting.
    Synonyms:
    till
  4. As long as.
    • While you're at school you may live at home.

See all 12 meanings of while

Questions about whyle

What is whyle the obsolete spelling of?
Whyle is the obsolete spelling of while.

Words near whyle in the dictionary

  1. whyever
  2. whyfor
  3. whyght
  4. whying
  5. whyja
  6. whyle
  7. whylest
  8. whylst
  9. Whyman
  10. Whymans
  11. whyn't

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Adapted from Wiktionary: whyle (page history and authors); while (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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