Answer: wisping

AnswerCrossword Clue
wispingWISP, to twist into a small bundle
wispingto move or act like a wisp
wispinga mere suggestion or hint
wispingto groom (a horse) with a wisp of straw, etc
wispinga thin, light, delicate, or fibrous piece or strand, such as a streak of smoke or a lock of hair
wispinga small bundle, as of hay or straw
wispinga flock of birds, esp snipe
wispinganything slender and delicate
wispingto twist into a wisp