: the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit
… what some people will do for a whit of publicity …—
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I care not a whit about what other people think.
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Moreover, Trump cares not a whit about bringing drug traffickers to justice.
—Peter Kornbluh, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Miss Keaton…is not a whit like the flustered ingénue she was cast to play.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
The whit and the whoo are from different owls.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
After 40 minutes, his energy hasn’t flagged a whit.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 2 July 2025
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Peter Kornbluh, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Miss Keaton…is not a whit like the flustered ingénue she was cast to play.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
The whit and the whoo are from different owls.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
After 40 minutes, his energy hasn’t flagged a whit.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for whit
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“Whit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whit. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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