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单词 whiffle
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Definition of whiffle in English:

whiffle

verb ˈwɪf(ə)lˈ(h)wɪfəl
[no object]
  • 1Make a soft sound, like that of breathing or a gentle wind.

    he snored, and as he breathed out he whiffled through loose lips
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was leading the group, hacking through the undergrowth with my trusty knife when all of a sudden we heard a sound, barely perceptible, like a whiffling in the undergrowth.
    1. 1.1 Move or cause to move lightly as if blown by a puff of air.
      no object the geese came whiffling down on to the grass
      with object the mouse whiffled its whiskers
noun ˈwɪf(ə)lˈ(h)wɪfəl
  • 1A slight movement of air, or the sound of such a movement.

  • 2US informal A very short haircut worn by US soldiers in the Second World War.

Origin

Mid 16th century: frequentative (verb), diminutive (noun) of whiff1.

Rhymes

piffle, riffle, skiffle, sniffle
 
 

Definition of whiffle in US English:

whiffle

verbˈ(h)wɪfəlˈ(h)wifəl
[no object]
  • 1Make a soft sound, like that of breathing or a gentle wind.

    as we walked, air began whiffling down off Bald Peak
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was leading the group, hacking through the undergrowth with my trusty knife when all of a sudden we heard a sound, barely perceptible, like a whiffling in the undergrowth.
    1. 1.1 Move or cause to move lightly as if blown by a puff of air.
      no object the geese came whiffling down onto the grass
      with object the mouse whiffled its whiskers
nounˈ(h)wɪfəlˈ(h)wifəl
  • 1A slight movement of air, or the sound of such a movement.

  • 2US informal A very short haircut worn by US soldiers in World War II.

Origin

Mid 16th century: frequentative (verb), diminutive (noun) of whiff.

 
 
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