"whimple" meaning in English

See whimple in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: whimples [present, singular, third-person], whimpling [participle, present], whimpled [participle, past], whimpled [past]
Etymology: Compare whiffle. Head templates: {{en-verb}} whimple (third-person singular simple present whimples, present participle whimpling, simple past and past participle whimpled)
  1. To whiffle; to veer.
    Sense id: en-whimple-en-verb-f-IHv56Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
  2. Archaic form of wimple. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: wimple
    Sense id: en-whimple-en-verb-EvmWS97-

Inflected forms

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