whiffle

verb

whif·​fle ˈ(h)wi-fəl 

whiffled; whiffling ˈ(h)wi-f(ə-)liŋ 

intransitive verb

1

a

of the wind : to blow unsteadily or in gusts

b

: vacillate

2

: to emit or produce a light whistling or puffing sound

transitive verb

: to blow, disperse, emit, or expel with or as if with a whiff

Word History

Etymology

probably frequentative of whiff

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a