whiffle Meaning, Definition & Usage

Whif"fle intransitive verb
Etymology
Freq. of whiff to puff, perhaps influenced by D. weifelen to waver.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Whiffled ; present participle & verbal noun Whiffling
Definitions
  1. To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about. Dmpier.
  2. To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle. to waffle; vacillate, equivocate, flip-flop.
    A person of whiffing and unsteady turn of mind can not keep close to a point of controversy. I. Watts.
Whif"fle transitive verb
Definitions
  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.
Whif"fle noun
Definitions
  1. A fife or small flute. Obs. Douce.

Webster 1913