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whiffle definition

whif·fle (hwif′əl, wif′-)

intransitive verb whiffled -·fled, whiffling -·fling

  1. to blow fitfully; blow in puffs or gusts: said of the wind
  2. to shift or veer about; vacillate

Etymology: freq. of whiff

transitive verb

to blow or scatter with or as with a puff of wind

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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