whiffle

 
Pronunciation: /ˈwɪf(ə)l/

verb

[no object]
  • make a soft sound, like that of breathing or a gentle wind: he snored, and as he breathed out he whiffled through loose lips
  • 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

noun

  • 1a slight movement of air, or the sound of such a movement.
  • 2 (also whiffle cut) US informal a very short haircut worn by US soldiers in the Second World War.

Origin:

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