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(hwif′əl, wif′-)

intransitive verb whiffled, whiffling

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

Origin: freq. of whiff

transitive verb

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

See whiffle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb whif·fled, whif·fling, whif·fles

verb, intransitive

To move or think erratically; vacillate.
To blow in fitful gusts; puff: The wind whiffled through the trees.
To whistle lightly.

verb, transitive

To blow, displace, or scatter with gusts of air.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps frequentative of whiff

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