WHID

Etymology 1

Noun

whid (plural whids)

A quick motion; a rapid, quiet movement, usually by small game.

Verb

whid (third-person singular simple present whids, present participle whidding, simple past and past participle whidded)

To move nimbly and with little noise, usually of small game.

Synonyms

• scut

• scud

Etymology 2

Noun

whid (plural whids)

(obsolete, Scotland) A lie; a falsehood.

(obsolete) A word.

(obsolete, UK, dialect) A quarrel.

Verb

whid (third-person singular simple present whids, present participle whidding, simple past and past participle whidded)

(obsolete, Scotland, intransitive) To tell a lie.

Source: Wiktionary



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