whilest

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A form of whilst — Often preceded by the: During the time; meanwhile.

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Meanings

whilest1

conjunction
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of whilst.

whilest2

verb
  1. archaicindicativepresentsecond personsingularsecond-person singular simple present indicative of while

    I imagine nothing; I see how ’t is thou whilest the time away When I am gone!

    1843, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Spanish Student, II, iv

Origin

whilest · conjunction

From whiles + -t.

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whilest · verb

From while + -est.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

whistleThewlisWhitsel
Cite this entry
APA

whilest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whilest

MLA

“whilest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whilest. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whilest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whilest.

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