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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Whiffle \Whif"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whiffled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Whiffling}.] [Freq. of whiff to puff, perhaps influenced
by D. weifelen to waver.]
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1. To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to
shift, turn, or veer about. --D?mpier.
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2. To change from one opinion or course to another; to use
evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.
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A person of whiffing and unsteady turn of mind can
not keep close to a point of controversy. --I.
Watts.
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