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Webster 1913 Edition

Whiffle

Whif′fle

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Whiffled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Whiffling
.]
[Freq. of
whiff
to puff, perhaps influenced by D.
weifelen
to waver.]
1.
To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about.
D[GREEK]mpier.
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.

Whif′fle

,
Verb.
T.
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.
A fife or small flute.
[Obs.]
Douce.

Webster 1828 Edition

Whiffle

WHIFFLE

,
Verb.
I.
[G., to doubt, to rove or wander, which seems to be allied to sweep.] To start, shift and turn; to change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle and unsteady.
A person of a whiffing and unsteady turn of mind, cannot keep close to a point of controversy.

WHIFFLE

,
Verb.
T.
To disperse with a puff; to scatter.

WHIFFLE

,
Noun.
Anciently, a fife or small flute.

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