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whiffle

/ˈ(h)wɪfl̩/

noun

Meaning

  • A short blow or gust.

  • Something small or insignificant; a trifle.

  • A fife or small flute.

verb

Meaning

  • To blow a short gust.

  • To waffle, talk aimlessly.

  • To waste time.

  • To travel quickly with an accompanying wind-like sound; whizz, whistle along.

  • (of a bird) To descend rapidly from a height once the decision to land has been made, involving fast side-slipping first one way and then the other.

  • To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about.

  • To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.

  • To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.

  • To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter.