Definition of "whiffling" []

• Present participle of whiffle. (verb)

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• "With his sword whiffling before him the young Poins could think rapidly -- nay, upon any matter that concerned his advancement he could think rapidly always."
• "This is a conjectural analogy, but I can suggest no better solution.] [Footnote 022: Susuffrus: "whiffling," susurrus: "whistling."] [Footnote 023: Spicula: see the picture.] [Footnote 024: Burbur: apparently a labial variation of murmur, stronger but more dissonant.] [Footnote 025: This poem is reproduced here by the kind permission of the proprietors of Punch.]"
• "This is a conjectural analogy, but I can suggest no better solution.] [Footnote 5: _susuffrus_: "whiffling":: _susurrus_: "whistling."] [Footnote 6: _spicula_: see the picture.] [Footnote 7: _burbur_: apparently a labial variation of _murmur_, stronger but more dissonant.] _THE NYUM-NYUM_"