wisping

/ˈwɪspɪŋ/
noun
  1. The action or process of forming or moving in wisps.
    • The wisping of the clouds created a beautiful pattern in the sky.
    • He watched the wisping of the steam from his coffee cup.
    • The wisping of the smoke made it hard to see the stage.
verb
  1. Moving or floating in a thin, delicate, or wispy manner.
    • The smoke was wisping upward from the candle flame.
    • Fog was wisping through the trees as the sun rose.
    • Her hair was wisping around her face in the wind.
adjective
  1. That moves or appears in thin, delicate strands or wisps.
    • The wisping fog made the landscape look mysterious.
    • She had wisping strands of hair that escaped her ponytail.
    • The wisping clouds looked like feathers in the sky.
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