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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Whiffle

· Whif·fle · IPA /ˈ(h)wɪfl̩/
01 v. i. To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about.
imp. & p. p. Whiffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Whiffling
  1. 1.
    To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about.
  2. 2.
    To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.
    “A person of whiffing and unsteady turn of mind can not keep close to a point of controversy.” I. Watts.
02 v. t. To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter.
  1. 1.
    To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.
03 n. A fife or small flute.
  1. 1.
    A fife or small flute.[Obs.]