whiffle
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whif·fle
(wĭf′əl, hwĭf′-)v. whif·fled, whif·fling, whif·fles
v.intr.
1. To blow in light gusts; puff: The wind whiffled through the trees.
2. To move lightly or erratically: A butterfly whiffled past us.
3. To make a light whistling noise.
v.tr.
To blow, displace, or scatter with gusts of air: The breeze whiffled the blinds.
[Perhaps frequentative of whiff.]
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whiffle
(ˈwɪfəl)vb
1. (intr) to think or behave in an erratic or unpredictable way
2. to blow or be blown fitfully or in gusts
3. (Music, other) (intr) to whistle softly
[C16: frequentative of whiff1]
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whif•fle
(ˈʰwɪf əl, ˈwɪf-)v. -fled, -fling. v.i.
1. to blow in light shifting gusts, as the wind.
2. to shift about; vacillate.
v.t. 3. to blow with light shifting gusts.
whif′fler, n.
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whiffle
Past participle: whiffled
Gerund: whiffling
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