Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whiles

/(h)waɪlz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: whiles
IPA: /(h)waɪlz/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

sometimes; at times

Archaic

adv

Archaic

conj

Archaic

noun

plural of while

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of while

Example Sentences

"Man, I've diverted myself whiles with the science of the stars, and can make a shape at calculating a nativity."
"the good knight whiles humming to himself the lay of some majored troubadour"
"Portia: […]Whiles we shut the gate upon one wooer, another knocks at the door."
"for it so falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth Whiles we enjoy it; but being lack'd and lost, Why, then we rack the value, then we find The virtue that possession would not show us Whiles it was ours."

Etymology

From while (noun) + -s (adverbial suffix); compare whilst.

Usage

Archaic

Phrases

to-whiles

Frequently Paired Words

to-whiles

Homonyms

wiles (wine–whine merger)

Rhymes With

miles files styles smiles tiles piles isles giles stiles myles aisles niles

Questions

How do you pronounce whiles?: The recorded pronunciation is /(h)waɪlz/.
What does whiles mean?: sometimes; at times
Where does whiles come from?: From while (noun) + -s (adverbial suffix); compare whilst.

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