WHIFFLE


Meaning of WHIFFLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhwi-fəl, ˈwi- ]

verb

( whif·fled ; whif·fling -f(ə-)liŋ)

Etymology: probably frequentative of whiff

Date: 1568

intransitive verb

1.

a. of the wind : to blow unsteadily or in gusts

b. : vacillate

2. : to emit or produce a light whistling or puffing sound

transitive verb

: to blow, disperse, emit, or expel with or as if with a whiff

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.