whiffle
whiffle · whiffles
A short blow or gustA short blow or gust.
/ˈ(h)wɪfl̩/
Meaning
4 sensesA short blow or gust.
(Maine)A male haircut done with electric clippers.
(obsolete)Something small or insignificant; a trifle.
(obsolete)A fife or small flute.
Origin
1662, in sense “flutter as blown by wind”, as whiff + -le (“(frequentative)”) and (onomato1662, in sense “flutter as blown by wind”, as whiff + -le (“(frequentative)”) and (onomatopoeia) sound of wind, particularly a leaf fluttering in unsteady wind; compare whiff. Sense “something small or insignificant” is from 1680.
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