This wordlist is generally used by students preparing for GRE.
Short Definition : complain (in a sad voice); make a high sad sound (as in pain or supplication)
whine--sounds like WINE, and after drinking WINE ..people often feel emotional and express their feeling by making a HIGH SAD SOUND
Without the 'h' it becomes wine which rhymes with dine...they will wine (a drink) and dine (to eat) at the Sheraton today.
whine---wine..when people drink wine they start complaining about their problems with high volume
Short Definition : neigh like a horse; CF. neigh: make the sound which horses make
sounds like w+HINHInana of horse
Whinny (the neighing of a horse) and Ninny (a foolish person)...he was a such ninny because he was frightened of even the horse's whinny.
Chihihi.. like pony( Small horse)..
WHINning horse sounds well in New York :)
Short Definition : small amount; smallest speck; Ex. not a whit of
'whit' sounds like 'wheat' which is small in size hence tiny.
whit has the same sound as BIT....so, a bit means something small in amount.
whit---sounds like bit or wheat which is very small
we use hit -> it kills small amount of insects
wheat me chotta sa keedha bhi ni hona chhiyey
Short Definition : pare; cut away thin bits (from wood); fashion in this way; reduce gradually; trim
sounds like a verb form of BRITTLE
hittle reminds us of Hitler who cut things into smaller ...also just focus on "hit" part of this...
whittle == little pieces.
Shall WE HIT IT TILL thin pieces come away?
whittle = w + hit + little;
kathal (jackfruit) has to whittled .... similar sounding
whittle = little the Wood by cutting it
Whittle sounds like divisible and also has the same meaning.They both mean, to reduce by removing parts.
"With" + "Hal" -> Imagine dividing something into small pieces with a hal.
Sounds like god Vittala(for vishnu in kannada) who is the god of creation (gives shapes)
vittle naam leke woods ko kato..whittle
Short Definition : conducive to mental or physical health; healthful
Whole (complete, full, total) + some (a part of, a little portion)...you can take some parts of the whole.
Short Definition : ring of leaves around stem; ring; circular arrangement; Ex. whorls on the fingers
If we pronounce 'whorl' somewhat sounds like 'roll' which means 'coil'.
whorl~gol (round,circular in hindi)
whirlpool is a circular arrangement
A 'Whore' having a 'hole' with which she coils in a rod :P
whorl pool sounds like whirl pool---round pool
whorl = who rolled means twisting.
Short Definition : wriggle; move from side to side with irregular twisting motions
A wig seller is moving around the market in a snake like fashion shouting "WIG LE" (take a wig in hindi)
Wiggle is the same as ripple...they both are an irregular motion.
wiggle - syn:joggle which sounds like jogging means move to and fro.
wiggle(giggle) when you giggle, u mouth twists from side to side
Short Definition : wilful; intentional; headstrong
will full...done with full will..totally intetional