Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Scotland, archaic, not comparable)Sometimes; at times

  2. (Scotland, archaic, not comparable)Meanwhile

Origin

From while (noun) + -s (adverbial suffix); compare whilst.

From while (noun) + -s (adverbial suffix); compare whilst.

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
whiles — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto