whiffle
Americanverb (used without object)
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to blow in light or shifting gusts or puffs, as the wind; veer or toss about irregularly.
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to shift about; vacillate; be fickle.
verb (used with object)
verb
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(intr) to think or behave in an erratic or unpredictable way
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to blow or be blown fitfully or in gusts
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(intr) to whistle softly
Etymology
Origin of whiffle
Example Sentences
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Pickleball is played with a paddle and a plastic ball similar to a whiffle ball.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2022
Ken said he got the idea while working as a custodian in a Kmart and accidentally spilling a bunch of whiffle balls on the floor.
From Slate • Jul. 1, 2020
Although, she does have a knack for tossing those little whiffle balls into the most unreachable places possible.
From Golf Digest • Jan. 14, 2020
“We had whiffle balls and sponge balls, pinkie balls, starballs, all types of balls. But when you hit that hose it really flew,” said Larry Rubin, 77, who grew up in Oxford Circle.
From Washington Times • Nov. 17, 2018
They would dissemble and lie, snuffle and whiffle, and, if it were possible, would overreach and defraud all who dealt with them.
From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell
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