Whilk, hwilk, pron. an obsolete form of which.
Whilly, hwil′i, v.t. (Scot.) to cajole.—v.i. Whill′y-whaw, to make wheedling speeches.—n. cajolery.—adv. smooth-tongued, wheedling. [Prob. a mixture of wile and wheedle.]
Whim, hwim, n. a caprice: a fancy: a machine for raising ore, a mine.—v.i. to turn round, to be seized with a whim.—v.t. to cause to turn.—adjs. Whim′my, Whim′sical, full of whims, odd, fantastical.—ns. Whimsical′ity, Whim′sicalness.—adv. Whim′sically.—ns. Whim′sy, Whim′sey, a whim, freak.—adj. full of whims, changeable.—n. Whim′-wham, a ridiculous notion or thing, a freak, an odd device. [Ice. hvima, to have the eyes wandering.]
Whimbrel, hwim′brel, n. a bird of the family Scolopacidæ, allied to the curlew and like it in form, plumage, and habits, but smaller, and having a shorter bill.—Also Wim′brel. [Prob. imit.]
Whimper, hwim′pėr, v.i. to cry with a low, whining voice.—n. a peevish cry.—ns. Whim′perer, one who whimpers; Whim′pering, peevish crying.—adv. Whim′peringly.—Be on the whimper, to be peevish and ready to cry. [Scot. whimmer; Ger. wimmern; perh. from the root of whine.]
Whimple, hwim′pl (Spens.). Same as Wimple.
Whin, hwin, n. gorse, furze.—n. Whin′-chat, a bird very similar in appearance, esp. when it assumes its duller autumn plumage, to the Stone-chat, a summer visitant of Britain.—adj. Whin′ny, abounding in whins. [W. chwyn, weeds.]
Whin, hwin, n. See Whinstone.
Whine, hwīn, v.i. to utter a plaintive, shrill cry: to complain in an unmanly way.—n. a plaintive cry: an affected nasal tone of complaint.—ns. Whī′ner; Whī′ning.—adv. Whī′ningly. [A.S. hwínan, to whine; Ice. hvína.]
Whinge, hwinj, v.i. (Scot.) to whine. [Whine.]