whiffle


whif·fle

W5122200 (wĭf′əl, hwĭf′-)v. whif·fled, whif·fling, whif·fles v.intr.1. To blow in light gusts; puff: The wind whiffled through the trees.2. To move lightly or erratically: A butterfly whiffled past us.3. To make a light whistling noise.v.tr. To blow, displace, or scatter with gusts of air: The breeze whiffled the blinds.
[Perhaps frequentative of whiff.]

whiffle

(ˈwɪfəl) vb1. (intr) to think or behave in an erratic or unpredictable way2. to blow or be blown fitfully or in gusts3. (Music, other) (intr) to whistle softly[C16: frequentative of whiff1]

whif•fle

(ˈʰwɪf əl, ˈwɪf-)

v. -fled, -fling. v.i. 1. to blow in light shifting gusts, as the wind. 2. to shift about; vacillate. v.t. 3. to blow with light shifting gusts. [1550–60; whiff + -le] whif′fler, n.

whiffle


Past participle: whiffled
Gerund: whiffling
Imperative
whiffle
whiffle
Present
I whiffle
you whiffle
he/she/it whiffles
we whiffle
you whiffle
they whiffle
Preterite
I whiffled
you whiffled
he/she/it whiffled
we whiffled
you whiffled
they whiffled
Present Continuous
I am whiffling
you are whiffling
he/she/it is whiffling
we are whiffling
you are whiffling
they are whiffling
Present Perfect
I have whiffled
you have whiffled
he/she/it has whiffled
we have whiffled
you have whiffled
they have whiffled
Past Continuous
I was whiffling
you were whiffling
he/she/it was whiffling
we were whiffling
you were whiffling
they were whiffling
Past Perfect
I had whiffled
you had whiffled
he/she/it had whiffled
we had whiffled
you had whiffled
they had whiffled
Future
I will whiffle
you will whiffle
he/she/it will whiffle
we will whiffle
you will whiffle
they will whiffle
Future Perfect
I will have whiffled
you will have whiffled
he/she/it will have whiffled
we will have whiffled
you will have whiffled
they will have whiffled
Future Continuous
I will be whiffling
you will be whiffling
he/she/it will be whiffling
we will be whiffling
you will be whiffling
they will be whiffling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been whiffling
you have been whiffling
he/she/it has been whiffling
we have been whiffling
you have been whiffling
they have been whiffling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been whiffling
you will have been whiffling
he/she/it will have been whiffling
we will have been whiffling
you will have been whiffling
they will have been whiffling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been whiffling
you had been whiffling
he/she/it had been whiffling
we had been whiffling
you had been whiffling
they had been whiffling
Conditional
I would whiffle
you would whiffle
he/she/it would whiffle
we would whiffle
you would whiffle
they would whiffle
Past Conditional
I would have whiffled
you would have whiffled
he/she/it would have whiffled
we would have whiffled
you would have whiffled
they would have whiffled
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