Whelps
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of whelp form-of, plural
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of whelp form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Then fury spurred their courage, and behold, / As ravening wolves, when darkness hides the day, / Stung with mad fire of famine uncontrolled, / Prowl from their dens, and leave the whelps to stay, / With jaws athirst and gaping for the prey. / So to sure death, amid the darkness there, / Where swords, and spears, and foemen bar the way, / Into the centre of the town we fare. / Night with her shadowy cone broods o'er the vaulted air."