whilst

[US]/waɪlst/
[UK]/waɪlst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

conj. at the same time; meanwhile.

Phrases & Collocations

work whilst studying

Example Sentences

He wrote this whilst invigilating a biology examination.

Whilst the heavy ploughman snores, All with weary task fordone.

Guests can make use of Quinta De Vigia's lovely outdoor pool area whilst admiring the sea views.

And whilst we was a-standing there in the dimmish light, here comes a couple of the hounds bulging in from under Jim's bed;

Glucose cyclizes to form asix- membered pyranose ring whilst five –carbon surgars and six-carbon ketose sugars (ketohexoses) such as fructnose rings.

In the later system the front ranks locked shields and presented a hedge of thrusting spears whilst the rear ranks kept up a continual barrage of missiles over the heads of the front rankers.

Dave poses as a medium, whilst Locky relays messages from 'beyond'- with hilarious consequences Things start to go wrong, however, when they end up on the wrong side of the Irish Mafia.

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