What does whiffle mean?
Definitions for whiffle
ˈʰwɪf əl, ˈwɪf-whif·fle
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Wiktionary
whifflenoun
A short blow or gust
whifflenoun
Something small or insignificant; a trifle.
whiffleverb
to blow a short gust
whiffleverb
to waffle, talk aimlessly
whiffleverb
to waste time
whiffleverb
to travel quickly, whizz, whistle, with an accompanying wind-like sound
whiffleverb
to descending rapidly from a height once the decision to land has been made, involving fast side-slipping first one way and then the other
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Whiffleverb
To move inconstantly, as if driven by a puff of wind.
Etymology: from whiff.
Nothing is more familiar than for a whiffling fop, that has not one grain of the sense of a man of honour, to play the hero. Roger L'Estrange.
A person of a whiffling and unsteady turn of mind cannot keep close to a point of controversy, but wanders from it perpetually. Isaac Watts.
Was our reason given, to be thus puff’d about,
Like a dry leaf, an idle straw, a feather,
The sport of ev’ry whiffling blast that blows? Nicholas Rowe.
Webster Dictionary
Whiffleverb
to waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about
Whiffleverb
to change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle
Whiffleverb
to disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter
Whiffleverb
to wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle
Whifflenoun
a fife or small flute
Etymology: [Freq. of whiff to puff, perhaps influenced by D. weifelen to waver.]
Editors Contribution
Whiffle
to flourish a sword in sword dancing so as to produce a whistling sound
Submitted by davidb on June 12, 2018
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of whiffle in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of whiffle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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