Definitions for whilst
ʰwaɪlst, waɪlstwhilst

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1. whilstconjunction

   While, at the same time.

2. Etymology: From. Cognate with wylst. More at whiles.

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1. Whilstadverb

   while

2. Etymology: [From Whiles; cf. Amongst.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'whilst' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1808

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'whilst' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1931

How to pronounce whilst?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say whilst in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of whilst in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of whilst in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of whilst in a Sentence

1. Smiles:

   For want of self-restraint many men are engaged all their lives in fighting with difficulties of their own making, and rendering success impossible by their own cross-grained ungentleness; whilst others, it may be much less gifted, make their way and achieve success by simple patience, equanimity, and self-control.

2. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their own creed and yours whilst the charm of the study is in finding the agreements and identities in all the religions of humanity.

3. Chief Executive Gavin Patterson:

   This position of strength will enable us to build on the disciplined delivery and risk reduction of the last financial year, a period during which we delivered overall in-line with our financial and operational commitments whilst addressing many uncertainties.

4. Isaac Newton:

   I seem to have been like a child playing on the sea shore, finding now and then a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay undiscovered before me.

5. Gideon Lichfield:

   Every time the industry goes after a new name for something and tries to pivot, something new inevitably comes out of it. It's just not clear yet what it will be, i think one has to be really critical of this tendency and call out what is just marketing and hype, which is a large part of it, whilst remaining open-minded to the fact that something new does emerge.

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