whiffle (redirected from whiffling)

whif·fle  (hwfl, wf-)

v. whif·fled, whif·fling, whif·fles

v.intr.

1. To move or think erratically; vacillate.

2. To blow in fitful gusts; puff: The wind whiffled through the trees.

3. To whistle lightly.

v.tr.

To blow, displace, or scatter with gusts of air.

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[Perhaps frequentative of whiff.]

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whiffle [ˈwɪf^əl]

vb

1. (intr) to think or behave in an erratic or unpredictable way

2. to blow or be blown fitfully or in gusts

3. (Music, other) (intr) to whistle softly

[frequentative of whiff¹]

Translations

whiffle

vi (wind) → böig wehen; (flame) → flackern; (flag etc) → flattern; (fig: = be unsteady) → schwanken, flatterhaft sein