whiffle

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Synonyms: whuffle, wiffle

Antonyms: whuffle, wiffle

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Noun

1. A short [[blow]] or [[gust]].
2. {{lb|en|Rhode Island|Massachusetts|Maine}} A male haircut done with electric clippers.
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Something small or insignificant; a [[trifle]].
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A fife or small flute.

Verb

1. To [[blow]] a short gust.
2. To [[waffle]], talk aimlessly.
3. {{lb|en|UK}} To waste time.
4. To travel quickly with an accompanying wind-like sound; [[whizz]], [[whistle]] along.
5. {{lb|en|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.
6. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about.
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.
8. To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.
9. To [[disperse]] with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter.

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