whif·fle /ˈhwɪfəl, ˈwɪ-/
(v.)徐徐地吹;搖動;吹散
Whif·fle 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. --I. Watts.
Whif·fle, 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.
Whif·fle, n. A fife or small flute. [Obs.]
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