ha'penny

noun

Definition of ha'pennynext
as in whit

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  1. whit
  2. fraction
  3. whisper
  4. halfpenny
  5. dash
  6. jot
  7. snippet
  8. shred
Noun
  • His adoration, here as in all things natural, is infectious, although the birds themselves care not a whit for him, and isn’t that part of the wonder, the fun?
    — Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • An unconventional structure or new approach bothers them not a whit.
    — Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
Definition of whit
Noun
  • Combining vaccines is still only giving them only a fraction the number of things they are already being exposed to.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • With just a fraction of its inspectors — 20 in 2024 — dedicated to foreign providers, the agency often pulls from domestic inspector ranks.
    — Julia Ingram, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of fraction
Noun
  • Moves for Anan Khalaili and Zavier Gozo are being finalised, and with both able to play right wing-back, there are whispers Daniel Munoz may be sold.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That is, the ability to provide the benefits of modern speech interfaces without the need for users to speak audibly, even at a whisper.
    — Greg Uyeno, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of whisper
Noun
  • Indeed, in 2023, his music earned him just shy of $200,000, about one halfpenny at a time.
    — Brett Martin, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
  • In nineteenth-century England, tailors would place old halfpennies in the pockets of a man’s new suit for good luck.
    — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Definition of halfpenny
Noun
  • The café curtain made with Chiarastella Cattana linen adds a subtle dash of color.
    — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The contest, for instance, begins with something called the Presidential Qualifier, with a 100-meter dash, 55-meter hurdles, a Flexed Arm Hang, a Pro Agility Shuttle, a Broad Jump, and a Med Ball Throw.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of dash
Noun
  • When Ava runs off to the bathroom, Deborah instinctively reaches for her notebook and jots down another idea.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • Sometimes the import agent or the customs official jots down the wrong product code, the wrong tariff rate, or the wrong number of units.
    — Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of jot
Noun
  • Listen to snippets of the band's music and read more about the subgenre.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Since then, the pair has gone viral for sharing snippets of their friendship online, from lip-syncing to dancing and more.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of snippet
Noun
  • The pork chop came with an unfamiliar vegetable, shreds of a green stalk.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • How to Grate Zucchini Once grated, the one large zucchini for this recipe should come out to about 1 ¾ cups of shreds.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 30 July 2026
Definition of shred
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“Ha'penny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ha%27penny. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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