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whiffle

American  
[hwif-uhl, wif-] / ˈʰwɪf əl, ˈwɪf- /

verb (used without object)

whiffled, whiffling

  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)

whiffled, whiffling

  1. to blow with light, shifting gusts.

whiffle British  
/ ˈwɪfəl /

verb

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

  2. to blow or be blown fitfully or in gusts

  3. (intr) to whistle softly

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Etymology

Origin of whiffle

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

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