i Register
In some senses, whimple is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
verb
To whiffle; to veer.
Archaic form of wimple.
Yet she much whiter ; but the same did hide Under a vele , that whimpled was full low
Every morning I used to awake surprised by the song of the Naiad, the little runnel whimpling down its bed of rushes, stone, and sand; and the response of the palms making music in the land-breeze.
noun
Alternative spelling of wimple (“head covering”)
name
A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY0497).