WHIFFLE

v. n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about. D

2.
v.

To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle. A person of whiffing and unsteady turn of mind can not keep close to a point of controversy. I. Watts.

3.
v.

To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

4.
v.

To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.

5.
n.

A fife or small flute. [Obs.] Douce.

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