Antonyms for whiffle

Grammar : Verb

Spell : hwif-uh l, wif-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈʰwɪf əl, ˈwɪf-

Definition of whiffle

Origin : "flicker or flutter as if blown by the wind," 1660s; see whiff. The noun meaning "something light or insignificant" (1670s) is preserved in whiffle-ball (1931).

As in stagger : verb walk falteringly
As in vacillate : verb go back and forth
As in waver : verb shift back and forth; be indecisive
As in falter : verb stumble, stutter
As in halt : verb hesitate, stutter

Example sentences :

Then why not whiffle round now and just for a change be prepared for the best?
Extract from : « Walter and the Wireless » by Sara Ware Bassett

Would not any one who wished to whiffle have to go to a master of the art.
Extract from : « The Romany Rye » by George Borrow

Would not anyone who wished to whiffle have to go to a master of the art?
Extract from : « The Romany Rye » by George Borrow

Would not any one who wished to whiffle have to go to a master of the art?
Extract from : « The Romany Rye » by George Borrow

She wandered into the park at the foot of Whiffle Street and sat down.
Extract from : « The Girls of Central High at Basketball » by Gertrude W. Morrison

But nearly every family at their end of Whiffle Street had a car.
Extract from : « The Girls of Central High at Basketball » by Gertrude W. Morrison

If you whiffle around again you'll be the butt of ridicule for everybody.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale » by Burt L. Standish

But Whiffle never could acquit Yerk of having been, directly or indirectly, the cause of his suffering from the impure shower.
Extract from : « Tom Cringle's Log » by Michael Scott

She lived at the "poverty-stricken" end of Whiffle Street, just as the Beldings lived at the "wealthy" end.
Extract from : « The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna » by Gertrude W. Morrison

Whiffle Street was an easy slope toward the elbow, where Jess Morse and her mother lived.
Extract from : « The Girls of Central High on the Stage » by Gertrude W. Morrison

Synonyms for whiffle

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