--- title: W — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 17 description: The 590 words of the English dictionary under W, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/page/17/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / W # W — The English dictionary · page 17 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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[19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/page/19/) [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/page/20/) … [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/page/34/) **wherewithal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The wherewithal is the money or means needed to do something.[↗](../../wherewithal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) The wherewithal is the things needed for a task, such as food for a feast.[↗](../../wherewithal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He had the wherewithal to treat his friends.[↗](../../wherewithal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I have no wherewithal to buy a boat.[↗](../../wherewithal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They lacked the wherewithal for the long journey.[↗](../../wherewithal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Wherewithal shall a young man keep his way pure?[↗](../../wherewithal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../wherewithal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **whet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To whet is to sharpen a blade by rubbing it on a stone.[↗](../../whet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To whet an appetite is to make it stronger.[↗](../../whet/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He whetted the knife on a great stone.[↗](../../whet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The smell whetted my appetite.[↗](../../whet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Whet the blade slowly and carefully.[↗](../../whet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · If I whet My glittering sword, and My hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to Mine adversaries, and will recompense them that hate Me.[↗](../../whet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.32.41, JPS 1917)[↗](../../whet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog whet his tongue, against man or beast; that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.[↗](../../whet/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.11.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../whet/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a poisoned word; (Writings PSA.64.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../whet/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If a man turn not, He will whet His sword, He hath bent His bow, and made it ready; (Writings PSA.7.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../whet/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · that all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace; none whetted his tongue against any of the children of Israel.[↗](../../whet/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.10.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../whet/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **whey** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Whey is the watery liquid left over when milk is made into cheese or yoghurt; the solid lumps are called curds.[↗](../../whey/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Whey protein is a powder made from whey that some athletes add to drinks.[↗](../../whey/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Little Miss Muffet ate her curds and whey.[↗](../../whey/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · When milk turns into cheese, the whey drains away.[↗](../../whey/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer fed the whey to the pigs.[↗](../../whey/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · This protein shake has whey in it.[↗](../../whey/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Whey comes from milk, so check if you have a milk allergy.[↗](../../whey/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She then put down a large pot of new milk, which she made into curds and whey.[↗](../../whey/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **which** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Which asks someone to choose one from a group: «Which colour do you want?».[↗](../../which/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Which tells more about a thing just named: «The bike, which is red, is mine».[↗](../../which/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Which can mean «that» in a description: «the book which I read».[↗](../../which/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Which can point to a whole idea before: «He was late, which made me cross».[↗](../../which/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (casual) «Which one?», «which is why» and «which, fair enough» are common in talk.[↗](../../which/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (formal) Exams love «Which of the following», «in which», «by which», «whereby» and «the extent to which».[↗](../../which/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Today's lesson: Revision: which operation?[↗](../../which/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Which box has more pencils?[↗](../../which/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Which number is bigger, 9 or 12?[↗](../../which/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Which way is the station?[↗](../../which/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Which of these animals can fly?[↗](../../which/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I lost the hat which Gran knitted for me.[↗](../../which/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Which team won the match?[↗](../../which/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · which bus goes to nan's, the 12?[↗](../../which/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He ate 4 of my chips, which was not cool.[↗](../../which/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Which idiot took my ruler?[↗](../../which/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the process by which water becomes ice?[↗](../../which/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The bike, which is red, cost 90 dollars.[↗](../../which/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Which was taller, Father or Mother?[↗](../../which/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them.[↗](../../which/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.21.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../which/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.'[↗](../../which/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.19.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../which/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · And every open vessel, which hath no covering close-bound upon it, is unclean.[↗](../../which/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.19.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../which/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler, (Writings PRO.6.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../which/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · THE SONG of songs, which is Solomon's.[↗](../../which/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.1.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../which/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · What understandest thou, which is not in us?[↗](../../which/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.15.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../which/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") **whiff** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (noun) A short smell, often brief or faint: «a whiff of smoke».[↗](../../whiff/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A slight sign or hint of something: «a whiff of danger».[↗](../../whiff/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb, UK informal) To smell bad: «Your trainers whiff!».[↗](../../whiff/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (US, sport) To swing at a ball and miss it completely.[↗](../../whiff/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A whiff can also be a sudden, short puff of wind or breath.[↗](../../whiff/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I caught a whiff of fresh bread from the bakery.[↗](../../whiff/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There's a whiff of smoke — tell an adult now\![↗](../../whiff/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Your football socks really whiff\![↗](../../whiff/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog got a whiff of the fox and ran off.[↗](../../whiff/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A whiff of danger made the explorers stop.[↗](../../whiff/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mole caught a whiff of his old home and longed to go back.[↗](../../whiff/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The batter whiffed the ball and was out.[↗](../../whiff/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Just then a whiff of wind came rushing by and pressed together the broken edges.[↗](../../whiff/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **while** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* While means at the same time as something else happens.[↗](../../while/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* While can mean but, or although, to show a difference.[↗](../../while/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «A while» is some time, often not long.[↗](../../while/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To while away time is to pass it in a relaxed way.[↗](../../while/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Worth while (written as two words) means worth the time or effort.[↗](../../while/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mary has 12 apples while Tom has 8.[↗](../../while/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · While she read 20 pages, he read 15.[↗](../../while/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many more does Mary have?[↗](../../while/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She waited a while.[↗](../../while/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I listened to music while I cleaned my room.[↗](../../while/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't use your phone while you cross the road.[↗](../../while/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · See you in a while\![↗](../../while/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Once in a while we eat out.[↗](../../while/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Some birds fly south, while others stay.[↗](../../while/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The rain stopped for a while.[↗](../../while/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · It is quite worth while trying.’[↗](../../while/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she tended them.[↗](../../while/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.29.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../while/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And he said unto Balak: 'Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I go toward a meeting yonder.'[↗](../../while/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.23.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../while/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also, even his enemies, shall be a possession; while Israel doeth valiantly.[↗](../../while/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.24.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../while/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · While the king sat at his table, my spikenard sent forth its fragrance.[↗](../../while/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.1.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../while/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.[↗](../../while/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.1.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../while/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · And Ehud escaped while they lingered, having passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirah.[↗](../../while/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.3.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../while/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") **whilst** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* During the time that; at the same time as.[↗](../../whilst/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She put down the candles whilst she got over the stile.[↗](../../whilst/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (English Fairy Tales) · Whilst they were speaking a fiery dragon came flying through the air.[↗](../../whilst/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (The Yellow Fairy Book) · For mercy's sake give up this mad idea and retire whilst you can."[↗](../../whilst/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (The Arabian Nights Entertainments) **whim** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A whim is a sudden wish or idea to do something, often without a good reason.[↗](../../whim/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* On a whim, we went to the beach after school.[↗](../../whim/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She bought the hat on a whim.[↗](../../whim/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The king changed the laws at his every whim.[↗](../../whim/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sailors were at the whim of the weather.[↗](../../whim/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It was just a whim, and he forgot about it the next day.[↗](../../whim/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't spend all your money on a whim.[↗](../../whim/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Tell him that to satisfy a whim you have, he must give you a dress the colour of the weather.[↗](../../whim/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **whimper** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To whimper means to make small, weak crying sounds because you are scared, hurt or sad.[↗](../../whimper/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A whimper is such a small, quiet cry.[↗](../../whimper/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Not with a bang but a whimper» means ending quietly and weakly, not in a big way.[↗](../../whimper/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The puppy whimpered at the door.[↗](../../whimper/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The little boy whimpered when he grazed his knee.[↗](../../whimper/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard a whimper from under the bed.[↗](../../whimper/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The lost kitten was whimpering in the rain.[↗](../../whimper/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She had the injection without a whimper.[↗](../../whimper/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The storm ended not with a bang but a whimper.[↗](../../whimper/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Don't tell papa and mamma," she whimpered; "they would be angry."[↗](../../whimper/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **whimsical** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Whimsical means odd, playful and full of fancy, not quite ordinary.[↗](../../whimsical/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* What whimsical ideas these lunatics have\![↗](../../whimsical/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The king wore a whimsical hat.[↗](../../whimsical/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The statue looked whimsical in the moonlight.[↗](../../whimsical/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **whin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Another name for gorse: a prickly bush with bright yellow flowers that grows on heaths and hills, mostly in Britain and Ireland.[↗](../../whin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (also whinstone) Any very hard dark rock, such as basalt, used in Scotland and northern England for roads and walls.[↗](../../whin/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The hillside was golden with whin.[↗](../../whin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sheep sheltered among the whins.[↗](../../whin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Gorse is also called whin or furze.[↗](../../whin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The old wall was built of whinstone.[↗](../../whin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Careful, the whin bushes are very prickly.[↗](../../whin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rabbits hide under the whin.[↗](../../whin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **whine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To complain in an annoying, high, unhappy voice, often about small things.[↗](../../whine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Of a dog or another animal: to make a long, high, sad sound.[↗](../../whine/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Of a machine: to make a long, high, steady noise, like a drill or a jet engine.[↗](../../whine/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (noun) The sound itself, or a complaint.[↗](../../whine/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Stop whining and eat your carrots.[↗](../../whine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog whined at the door to go out.[↗](../../whine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother whines whenever it's his turn to wash up.[↗](../../whine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard the whine of the dentist's drill.[↗](../../whine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The jet engine gave a high whine.[↗](../../whine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · "It's not fair," she whined.[↗](../../whine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy gave a little whine when we left.[↗](../../whine/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The whine had changed to a sort of humming purr that seemed to come from every quarter of the compass.[↗](../../whine/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **whip** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A whip is a long thin rope or strip of leather with a handle, used to hit animals or, in the past, people.[↗](../../whip/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To whip means to hit with a whip.[↗](../../whip/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To whip cream or eggs means to beat them fast until they are thick and fluffy.[↗](../../whip/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To whip means to move or take something very fast: «She whipped out her phone.».[↗](../../whip/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (politics) A whip is a person in parliament who makes sure members of their party vote.[↗](../../whip/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (slang, US) A whip can mean a car.[↗](../../whip/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Whip the cream until it is stiff.[↗](../../whip/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He whipped round to see who was there.[↗](../../whip/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The circus trainer cracked his whip.[↗](../../whip/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's have a whip-round for the teacher's present.[↗](../../whip/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum whipped up a quick lunch.[↗](../../whip/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Prisoners were whipped in the past.[↗](../../whip/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The whip lay on his lap.[↗](../../whip/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Hark! the whip, and hark! the rattling of the wheels; and prancing horses, and bounding chariots; (Prophets NAM.3.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../whip/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.[↗](../../whip/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.26.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../whip/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And now whereas my father did burden you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.'[↗](../../whip/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.12.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../whip/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **whipping** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A whipping is a punishment of being hit with a whip; it is cruel and now banned in most places.[↗](../../whipping/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A whipping is a heavy defeat in a game.[↗](../../whipping/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Whipping is beating cream or eggs fast to make them thick and fluffy.[↗](../../whipping/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Whipping (verb form) can mean moving fast and suddenly, like wind whipping.[↗](../../whipping/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In the past, sailors could get a whipping as punishment.[↗](../../whipping/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Whipping cream makes it thick and fluffy.[↗](../../whipping/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team got a whipping, 6–0.[↗](../../whipping/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The wind was whipping my hair across my face.[↗](../../whipping/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Buy whipping cream for the trifle.[↗](../../whipping/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A whipping boy is someone blamed for other people's mistakes.[↗](../../whipping/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I say,” repeated Geppetto, “or I’ll give you a sound whipping when I get in.”[↗](../../whipping/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **whippy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Thin and bending easily, then springing back (a whippy stick, whippy branches).[↗](../../whippy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (of cream, ice cream) Soft and fluffy, whipped (UK informal «a Mr Whippy» = soft-serve ice cream).[↗](../../whippy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Willow branches are long and whippy.[↗](../../whippy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The fishing rod was light and whippy.[↗](../../whippy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He cut a whippy stick from the hedge.[↗](../../whippy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The whippy branches flicked back in my face.[↗](../../whippy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We got a whippy ice cream from the van.[↗](../../whippy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Bamboo is strong and whippy.[↗](../../whippy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **whir** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A whir is a soft, quick buzzing sound made by wheels or wings going round.[↗](../../whir/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To whir is to make that sound.[↗](../../whir/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The wheels went whir-r-r.[↗](../../whir/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A bird's wings whirred in the air.[↗](../../whir/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The clock began to whir.[↗](../../whir/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **whirl** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To whirl is to turn or spin round and round very fast.[↗](../../whirl/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To whirl is to move somewhere very quickly.[↗](../../whirl/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A whirl is a fast spinning movement.[↗](../../whirl/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* If your head or mind is whirling, you feel confused because too much is happening.[↗](../../whirl/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* «Give it a whirl» means try something (informal).[↗](../../whirl/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The leaves whirled in the wind.[↗](../../whirl/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sycamore seeds whirl down like little helicopters.[↗](../../whirl/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The dancer whirled around the stage.[↗](../../whirl/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My head was in a whirl after the busy day.[↗](../../whirl/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She whirled round when she heard her name.[↗](../../whirl/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I've never tried skating, but I'll give it a whirl.[↗](../../whirl/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The snow whirled past the window.[↗](../../whirl/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "What!" snarled the Wolf, whirling around.[↗](../../whirl/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The Word is in them as they rush forth and as they return, they speak as from the whirl- wind, and returning fall prostrate in adoration before the Throne.[↗](../../whirl/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../whirl/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · O my God, make them like the whirling dust; as stubble before the wind.[↗](../../whirl/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.83.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../whirl/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Behold, a storm of the LORD is gone forth in fury, a sweeping storm; it shall whirl upon the head of the wicked.[↗](../../whirl/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.30.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../whirl/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Behold, a storm of the LORD is gone forth in fury, yea, a whirling storm; it shall whirl upon the head of the wicked.[↗](../../whirl/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.23.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../whirl/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) … [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/page/10/) … [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/page/16/) **17** [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/page/18/) [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/page/19/) 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