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whiffle

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Whiffle (noun) means a brief puff of wind.

noun
1
A brief puff of wind.
2
A men's haircut cut short with electric clippers.
3
A very small or unimportant thing.
4
A small flute-like instrument.
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Etymology

1662, 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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What is the meaning of whiffle?
"whiffle" (noun) means a brief puff of wind.
What are the different meanings of whiffle?
"whiffle" has 3 main meanings: 1. A brief puff of wind; 2. A men's haircut cut short with electric clippers; 3. A very small or unimportant thing.
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