Whiffled
əl, ˈwɪf- verb (used without object)
1.
to blow in light or shifting gusts or puffs, as the wind; veer or toss about irregularly.
2.
to shift about; vacillate; be fickle.
verb (used with object)
3.
to blow with light, shifting gusts.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to think or behave in an erratic or unpredictable way |
| 2. | to blow or be blown fitfully or in gusts |
| 3. | (intr) to whistle softly |
| [C16: frequentative of | |
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Whiffled
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Word Origin & History
whiffle
"flicker or flutter as if blown by the wind," 1662 (see whiff). The noun meaning "something light or insignificant" (1680) is preserved in whiffle-ball (1931).
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whiffled definition[ˈʍɪflæd]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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