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feamer, feem, feemer, feimer, wheem, wheemer, wheimer, whim, whum,
wheem [ˈʍim]
n. Whim.
 
wheemer [-ər]
v. To go about complaining and grousing. To grumble, mutter. To whine, whimper, cry feebly like a child.
feen, fein, gey_wheen, ween, wheen, wheen_o, wheena, whein,
wheen [ʍin]
n. A few, a small number, several.
pl. wheens A separate or distinct number of people etc. A party, group, bunch, some as opposed to others.
 
Nouns of quantity usually dispense with the following prep. o.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
gey wheen: A considerable quantity.
wheen o: A small number of ...
feenge, feenger, feinge, feinge, foonge, funge, funje, hoonsh, wheenge, wheenger, wheengin, wheinge, wheinger, whinge, whingeing, whinger, whingin, whingin$, whonge, whonger, whunge, whunger, winge, winge, winger, winger,
wheenge [ʍin(d)ʒ, ʍɪn(d)ʒ]
n. A whine, whimper. Aquerulous complaint.
v. To whinge. To whine, whimper, Of a dog or child etc.: to complain or fret in a whining manner.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
wheenger [ʍɪn(d)ʒər, ʍin(d)ʒər]: A whinger, grumbler, complainer.
wheengin [ˈʍɪn(d)ʒɪn, ˈʍin(d)ʒɪn]: Complaining, fretting, whining.
blooterie_wheep, blooterwheep, blootery_wheep, bluiter_wheep, bluiterwheep, blutterwheep, feep, feeple, feip, feiple, peeble, wheeb, wheeber, wheeble, wheep, wheep, wheepelt, wheeper, wheepin, wheeple, wheepled, wheeplin, wheip, wheipit, wheiple,
wheep [ʍip]
n. A sharp shrill cry or whistle.
v. To squeak, whistle. To fly nimbly, to jerk.
pt. pp. wheepit
 
wheeple [ˈʍipl]
n. An ineffectual whistle.
v. To squeek, whistle.
pt. pp. wheepelt
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
bluiter wheep: The snipe Gallinago gallinago.
wheepin: Seaking or whisling.
wheepler: WC. The redshank Tringa totanus.
wheeplin: Sqeaking, whistling, etc.
wheeriorum, wheeriorums, wheerum, wheiriorum, whuram,
wheeriorum [ˈʍiːrɪoːrəm]
also wheerum
n. A toy, thingamajig. An intricate piece of machinery.
wheesh, whish, whush,
wheesh [ʍiʃ]
v. To whish. A rushing noise. To stir or make a commotion. To make a rushing sound.
feesht, feisht, weesht, weished, weisht, wesht, wheesht, wheesit, wheest, whesh, whesst, whest, whish, whisht, whisht, whist, whoosh, whush, whusht, wiesht, wisht,
wheesht [ʍiʃt, ʍist, ʍiʃ]
also whisht [ʍɪʃt, ʍɪst]
int. A call for silence, hush!, be quiet!, keep silent!, shut up!
adj. Quiet, silent, hushed.
v. To silence, to cause to be quiet, to hush, quieten. To be quiet, to remain silent.
 
wheeshie
n. dim. The slighest sound, the least whisper, the faintest rumour or report.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
haud yer wheesht: int. Be quiet, silence.
wheesk, wheisk, whesk,
wheesk [S. I.Ork. ʍisk]
n. A light creaking sound. The noise made by a mouse etc.
v. To creak softly.
feety, fweety, skirlie-wheeter, weedie, weet, weetie, weetle, weetlin, weety, wheat, wheedie, wheedle, wheedlin, wheet, wheeter, wheetie, wheetle, wheetlin, wheety, whet,
wheet [ʍit]
int. A call to ducks. An imitation of a bird's song.
dim. wheetie A young bird. S. WC. SEC. The whitethroat Sylvia communis or willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus.
 
wheetle [ˈʍitl]
n. An imitation of a bird's song.
v. To call to ducks, to imitate a bird's song.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
skirlie-wheeter: MN. The oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus.
wheetlin: Cheeping like a bird.
feet, feety, fit, fittiefie, fittiefie, fittie-fies, fweety, weedie, weety, whaw, whaws, wheet, wheeter, wheetie, wheetie-like, wheetie-whattie, wheetie-whaw, wheety, wheety-what, wheety-whattie, whitie-whatie, whitter, whittie-whattie, whitty_whaw, whitty-whatty, whity-whaty,
wheet [ʍit, N. fit, fɪt]
n. A whit. A bit, the least portion of anything.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
wheeter: n. A small insignificant object.
wheetie: MN. Mean, ungenerous, stingy, scurvy, shabby, underhand, shifty, evasive.
wheetie-like: MN. Having the appearance of meanness.
wheetie-whattie: Vague, something of little importance, an extremely small amount. Shuffling, or cajoling language. To form frivolous pretences or excuses. Indecisive, shilly-shallying, vague, nebulous in one's talk.
wheetie-whaw: A whim, fancy, fussy action. A quirk, quibble. A trivial or faddy criticism.

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