whiffling

Altogether too much boistrosity in your whiffling.

Ernie followed and did his whiffling.

Whiffling is a term used in ornithology, describing a rapid descent with a zig-zagging, side-slipping motion.

As a collector of words, here's my list of the best the decade had to offer, taken from my book, The Wonder of Whiffling.

Before Ralph could answer, Ernie paused in his whiffling and suddenly roared out, "I'd let you 'ave it, Wing-Commander, sir.

Besides, he was a son of Little Missouri and the mare Whiffling, and his pedigree did not suggest any priority for a second career as a stallion.

Named for a bayou between Little Rock and Hot Springs in Arkansas, he was sired by Little Missouri and out of the mare Whiffling.

Adam Jacot de Boinod is a former researcher on QI and author of The Meaning of Tingo and The Wonder of Whiffling.

In 2009, Jacot wrote The Wonder of Whiffling, a book about unusual words in English, the word "whiffling" having several meanings, including, "one who examined candidates for degrees.

Owned by Loblolly Stable, after Prairie Bayou's success on the racetrack, Calumet Farm purchased Whiffling in foal to Danzig for $1,050,000 at the 1994 Keeneland November Sale.

Usually known as Jacot, he has written three books, the first two (The Meaning of Tingo and Toujours Tingo) looking at words which have no equivalent in the English language, and his latest book (The Wonder of Whiffling) which reveals unusual words in English.

People know that he was gelded when he was 2 years old because he was too large and clumsy to start racing right away, and also because he had an undistinguished pedigree that suggested little value as a stallion: his sire was Little Missouri, his dam was Whiffling.