Definitions For Whiffle

Verb

whiffl To blow a short gust. To waffle, talk aimlessly. (British) To waste time. To travel quickly with an accompanying wind-like sound; whizz, whistle along. (ornithology, 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. (intransitive) To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about. : (Dampier) (transitive) 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. : (Dr. H. More)

Noun

WHIFFLE (plural WHIFFLEs) A short blow or gust. (obsolete) Something small or insignificant; a trifle. (obsolete) A fife or small flute. : (Douce)

Alternative forms

wiffle

Etymology

le + en

Derived terms

wiffleball