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Whilse vs Whilst - What's the difference?

whilse | whilst |

Whilse is likely misspelled.


Whilse has no English definition.

As a conjunction whilst is

while, at the same time.

whilse

Not English

Whilse has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'whilse':

walke, walkie

whilst

English

Alternative forms

* whilest (obsolete) * whylst (obsolete) * whylest (obsolete)

Conjunction

(English Conjunctions)
  • (British, rare or literary in North America) While, at the same time.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=17 citation , passage=The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue. […].}}

    Usage notes

    * Mostly restrained to use in . * Rare in North America and may be considered archaic, pedantic or pompous.

    Related terms

    * while

    References

    * (while) * *