Thesaurus: whiffle

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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. 1. To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about. D 2. To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle. A person of whiffing and unsteady turn of mind can not keep close to a point of controversy. I. Watts. 1. To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. 2. To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle. A fife or small flute. [Obs.] Douce.
7. A fife or small flute. [Obs.] Douce.
8. 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.