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whiffle |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Whiffle \Whif"fle\, v. t. 1. To disperse with or as with a whiff, or puff; to scatter. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More 2. To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Whiffle \Whif"fle\, n. A fife or small flute. [Obs.] --Douce. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Whiffle \Whif"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whiffled}; p. pr & vb n. {Whiffling}.] [Freq. of whiff to puff, perhaps influenced by D. weifelen to waver.] 1. To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about --D?mpier. 2. To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.
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