whiffle

[ hwif-uhl, wif- ]
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verb (used without object),whif·fled, whif·fling.
  1. to blow in light or shifting gusts or puffs, as the wind; veer or toss about irregularly.

  2. to shift about; vacillate; be fickle.

verb (used with object),whif·fled, whif·fling.
  1. to blow with light, shifting gusts.

Origin of whiffle

1
First recorded in 1550–60; whiff1 + -le

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How to use whiffle in a sentence

  • She left her basket in the kitchen, saw that her mother was busy at her desk, and ran up whiffle Street hill to the Belding house.

British Dictionary definitions for whiffle

whiffle

/ (ˈwɪfəl) /


verb
  1. (intr) to think or behave in an erratic or unpredictable way

  2. to blow or be blown fitfully or in gusts

  1. (intr) to whistle softly

Origin of whiffle

1
C16: frequentative of whiff 1

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