Whiffle /(?)/

Whif·fle

Whiffle

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Whiffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Whiffling

  1. To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about.
  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.

Whiffle

v. t.
  1. To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter. [Obs.]
  2. To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.

Whiffle

n.
  1. A fife or small flute. [Obs.]