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

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  1. v. i. To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about.
  2. v. i. To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.
  3. v. t. To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter.
  4. v. t. To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.
  5. n. A fife or small flute.
  6. v. i. To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about. v. i. To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle. v. t. To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter. v. t. To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle. n. A fife or small flute.