(obsolete) Something small or insignificant; a trifle.
A short blow or gust.
verb
(UK) To waste time.
(intransitive) To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about.
(ornithology, of a bird) To descend rapidly from a height once the decision to land has been made, involving fast side-slipping first one way and then the other.
(transitive) To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.
To blow a short gust.
To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.
To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter.
To travel quickly with an accompanying wind-like sound; whizz, whistle along.
To waffle, talk aimlessly.
whiffled
whiffled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whiffle
whiffler
whiffler
noun
(US, dialectal) The goldeneye.
(obsolete) An officer who went before a procession to clear the way, by blowing a horn or otherwise; hence, any person who marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger.
(obsolete) One who argues evasively; a trifler.
(obsolete) One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or piper.
(obsolete) One who whiffles, or frequently changes their course or opinion.
whiffleries
whifflers
whifflers
noun
plural of whiffler
whifflery
whifflery
noun
(obsolete) The behaviour of a whiffler (one who frequently changes course or opinion, or one who argues evasively).
whiffles
whiffles
noun
plural of whiffle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whiffle
whiffletree
whiffletree
noun
(US) a whippletree
whiffletrees
whiffletrees
noun
plural of whiffletree
whiffling
whiffling
noun
A breathy noise, as of a horse or a bird.
Aimless talk; waffle.
verb
present participle of whiffle
whifflingly
whirlpuff
whiskful
whiskful
noun
As much as a whisk will hold.
whistlefish
whistlefish
noun
(dialect, archaic) A fish: the gossat or rockling.
whistlefishes
whitefield
whitefield
Proper noun
a town in the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England
whitefieldian
whitefieldism
whitefieldite
whiteflies
whiteflies
noun
plural of whitefly
whitefly
whitefly
noun
Any of various small insects of the family Aleyrodidae that have long wings, and a white body; often a garden pest
whitfield
whitfield
Proper noun
One of two hamlets and three villages in England.
A in Pennsylvania.
wholefood
wholefood
noun
Alternative spelling of whole food
whorlflower
whuffle
whuffle
verb
(intransitive) To make a low snuffling or blowing sound.
wishful
wishful
adj
(obsolete) Wished-for; desired, wanted.
Aspiring, or seeking advancement.
Expressing a wish or longing for something.
wishfully
wishfully
adv
In a wishful manner.
wishfulness
wishfulness
noun
The state or quality of being wishful.
Wishful thinking.
witchleaf
wolfachite
wolffish
wolffish
noun
Any fish of the family Anarhichadidae.
wolffishes
wolffishes
noun
plural of wolffish
wolfforth
wolfhood
wolfhood
noun
The state or time of being a wolf.
wolfhound
wolfhound
noun
A dog of various breeds originally developed to hunt wolves.
wolfhounds
wolfhounds
noun
plural of wolfhound
wolfish
wolfish
adj
Fierce; menacing; savage.
Having the characteristics or habits of a wolf.
Pertaining to wolves.
wolfishly
wolfishly
adv
In a wolfish way.
wolfishness
wolfishness
noun
The quality of being wolfish.
worshipful
worshipful
adj
(chiefly Britain) Used as respectful form of address for a person or body of persons, especially in the name of a livery company. For example, Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Orange Order in Ireland.
Tending to worship; showing reverence.
noun
(obsolete) One who is respected or worshipped.
worshipfully
worshipfully
adv
In a worshipful manner; reverentially.
worshipfulness
worshipfulness
noun
The state or condition of being worshipful; reverence.
worthful
worthful
adj
Full of worth, merit or value.
worthfulness
worthfulness
noun
Quality of being worthful.
wrathful
wrathful
adj
Possessed of great wrath; very angry.
wrathfully
wrathfully
adv
In a wrathful manner; with anger; angrily.
wrathfulness
wrathfulness
noun
The quality of being wrathful; wrath
wrothful
wrothful
adj
Alternative form of wrathful
wrothfully
wrothfully
adv
Alternative form of wrathfully
yellowfish
yellowfish
noun
Certain species of the genus Labeobarbus of mid-sized ray-finned fish.