huffle

1 of 2

intransitive verb

huf·​fle

ˈhəfəl

-ed/-ing/-s

now dialectal, England

: to blow in gusts

the winds do huffle queerer tonight than ever afore

—Thomas Hardy

huffle

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

: gust

five haggard pines … knuckle together against the huffles of wind

—Leah B. Drake

Word History

Etymology

Intransitive verb

huff entry 1 + -le

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