whiffle English

Meaning whiffle meaning

What does whiffle mean?

whiffle noun

— A short blow or gust.

— (obsolete) Something small or insignificant; a trifle.

— (obsolete) A fife or small flute.

whiffle verb

— To blow a short gust.

— To waffle, talk aimlessly.

— (British) To waste time.

— To travel quickly with an accompanying wind-like sound; whizz, whistle along.

— (ornithology, of a bird) To descend rapidly from a height once the decision to land has been made, involving fast side-slipping first one way and then the other.

— (intransitive) To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about.

— (transitive) To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.

— To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.

— To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter.

Synonyms whiffle synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as whiffle?

whiffle English » English

whistle

waver

vacillate

sing

dither

blow about