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
  • Just a fraction of an inch can separate a player from hitting a flyball to left field and, say, tying a franchise record for career home runs.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
  • By being able to fly alongside an attack helicopter, Anduril says that three Thunders can effectively triple the strength of a single copter at a fraction of the cost of conventional alternatives.
    — David Szondy July 21, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
Definition of fraction
Noun
  • But even within the movie’s powerful melodrama sits a secondary tale of fascistic process, one that speaks truth to power through implication and whisper.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 July 2026
  • We're used to seeing the Galaxy Z Fold in a tall-and-skinny chassis, but this time around, whispers are growing louder about a new passport-style shape that's more reminiscent of the first-generation Google Pixel Fold.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 17 July 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
  • Ransom Canyon is pure comfort TV, giving people beautiful actors, sumptuous landscapes, and heavy dashes of romance and drama.
    — Barry Levitt, Time, 23 July 2026
  • This Grade 1, six-furlong dirt dash features a highly competitive nine-horse field vying for a $400,000 purse.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 23 July 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
  • The performance moved smoothly along at a breakneck pace, evenly showcasing each of the big stars, while still managing to feel like a cohesive performance as opposed to just a series of snippets sewn together.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • In a separate June 29 filing, Clenney’s lawyers argued prosecutors are presenting a misleading snippet of the February 2022 elevator video.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of snippet
Noun
  • The congress has repeatedly amended the constitution to concentrate power in Ortega's hands and eliminate any shred of democratic independence and dissent in the country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • Fair Oaks’ famous chickens roam the property, pecking up shreds of lettuce that inevitably fall from the sandwiches.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 15 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 26 Jul. 2026.

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