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whiffle

[ hwif-uhl, wif- ]
/ ˈʰwɪf əl, ˈwɪf- /
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verb (used without object), whif·fled, whif·fling.
to blow in light or shifting gusts or puffs, as the wind; veer or toss about irregularly.
to shift about; vacillate; be fickle.
verb (used with object), whif·fled, whif·fling.
to blow with light, shifting gusts.
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Origin of whiffle

First recorded in 1550–60; whiff1 + -le

Words nearby whiffle

whid, whidah, Whidbey Island, whiff, whiffet, whiffle, whiffler, whiffletree, whiffy, whig, Whiggish
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Words related to whiffle

flounder, hesitate, reel, waver, wobble, careen, falter, lurch, shake, teeter, dither, fluctuate, oscillate, seesaw, waffle, hedge, pause, quiver, sway, tremble

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British Dictionary definitions for whiffle

whiffle
/ (ˈwɪfəl) /
verb
(intr) to think or behave in an erratic or unpredictable way
to blow or be blown fitfully or in gusts
(intr) to whistle softly

Word Origin for whiffle

C16: frequentative of whiff 1
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