whiffle
[verb]
Synonyms: hesitate, dither, falter, halt, shilly-shally, stagger, vacillate, waver, wiggle-waggle

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whiffle noun. ['wɪf(ǝ)l] L17.
[from WHIFF noun¹ + -LE². In senses 2, 3 prob. from WHIFFLE verb. Cf. WIFFLE.]
1. An unimportant thing; a trifle. Long rare. L17.

2. An act of whiffling; a puff or slight movement of air etc. M19.

3. A sound as of gently moving air. L20.

Comb.:
whiffle-ball US a light hollow ball used in a variety of baseball (cf. WIFFLE-ball); a game played with such a ball.

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whiffle verb. ['wɪf(ǝ)l] M16.
[from WHIFF verb¹ + -LE³.]
1. verb intrans. (Of the wind) blow in puffs or slight gusts, shift about; fig. vacillate, be evasive. M16.

2. verb trans. Blow or drive (as) with a puff of air. M17.

3. verb intrans. Move lightly as if blown by a puff of air; flicker, flutter. M17.

4. verb intrans. Drink. Cf. WHIFF verb¹ 4, WHIFFLED. rare. Only in L17.

5. verb intrans. Talk idly. Cf. WHIFFLING adjective 2. dial. E18.

6. verb intrans. Make a soft sound as of a gentle wind, in breathing etc. M19.

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