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Definition of "whiffle" []

  • To move or think erratically; vacillate. (verb-intransitive)
  • To blow in fitful gusts; puff: The wind whiffled through the trees. (verb-intransitive)
  • To whistle lightly. (verb-intransitive)
  • To blow, displace, or scatter with gusts of air. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "whiffle" in a sentence
  • "Look for a reel with a lightweight, so-called "whiffle" spool, a perforated design that has holes like a Wiffle ball."
  • "When his father asked him what they should call the ball, he said "whiffle," for the slang word "whiff," meaning "strike out.""
  • "Nobody can use his fists without being taught the use of them by those who have themselves been taught, no more than any one can "whiffle" without being taught by a master of the art."