wheen

[ hween, ween ]

adjective

1. few.

noun

1. a few persons or things.

wheen

/ wiːn; hwiːn /

determiner

1. few; some
2. preceded by a
   1. a small number of
   2. a good number of
   3. ( as pronoun; functioning as plural )

      a wheen of years

Word History and Origins

Origin of wheen¹

1325–75; Middle English (north) quheyn, Old English hwēne, instrumental case of hwōn few, a few

Word History and Origins

Origin of wheen¹

Old English hwēne, instrumental of hwōn few, a few

Example Sentences

The writer Francis Wheen has described the period as "the golden age of British paranoia".

From BBC

That is why the duo has commissioned Francis Wheen, from Private Eye, the satirical British news publication, to write a humorous column called This Week in Brexit.

From New York Times

As Marx's biographer Francis Wheen has pointed out, it reads at times like a Gothic novel "whose heroes are enslaved and consumed by the monster they created".

From BBC

Meanwhile "guerilla gardener", Steven Wheen has found another way to highlight the problems of potholes.

From BBC

For readers most interested in such details, Francis Wheen’s biography of Marx, published in 1999, may be a better choice.

From Economist