 Definitions of whiff [ʰwɪf, wɪf] 
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1. (n.) whiff
a slight gust or puff of wind, air, vapor, smoke, or the like.
2. whiff
a slight trace of odor or smell:
a whiff of onions.
3. whiff
a single inhalation or exhalation of air, tobacco smoke, etc.
4. whiff
a trace or hint:
a whiff of scandal.
5. (v.i.) whiff
to blow or come in whiffs or puffs, as wind or smoke.
6. whiff
to inhale or exhale whiffs, as in smoking tobacco.
7. whiff
Baseball.
8. (v.t.) whiff
to blow or drive with a whiff or puff, as the wind does.
9. whiff
to inhale or exhale (air, tobacco smoke, etc.) in whiffs.
10. whiff
to smoke (a pipe, cigar, etc.).
11. whiff
Baseball.
Etymology: (1585–95; of expressive orig.; cf. ME weffe whiff of steam)
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| Definition of 'whiff' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) puff, puff of air, whiff
a short light gust of air
2. (noun) whiff
a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
3. (verb) whiff
a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
4. (verb) sniff, whiff
perceive by inhaling through the nose
"sniff the perfume"
5. (verb) whiff
drive or carry as if by a puff of air
"The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"
6. (verb) whiff
strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
7. (verb) puff, whiff
smoke and exhale strongly
"puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
8. (verb) whiff
utter with a puff of air
"whiff out a prayer"
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| Definition of 'whiff' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) whiff
a sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a quick puff or slight gust, as of air or smoke
2. (noun) whiff
a glimpse; a hasty view
3. (noun) whiff
the marysole, or sail fluke
4. (verb) whiff
to throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff
5. (verb) whiff
to carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away
6. (verb) whiff
to emit whiffs, as of smoke; to puff
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Sense: a sudden puff (of air, smoke, smell etc)
a whiff of petrol; a whiff of cigar smoke.
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 Afrikaans: geurtjie |
 Arabic: نَسْمَة هواء، نَفْحَه |
 Bulgarian: лъх |
 Brazilian: baforada / sopro |
 Czech: závan |
 German: der Hauch |
 Danish: pust |
 Greek: πνοή, μυρωδιά |
 Spanish: bocanada, vaharada, soplo |
 Estonian: pahvak |
 Farsi: دود |
 Finnish: tuoksahdus |
 French: odeur, bouffée |
 Hebrew: שְאִיפָה, רֵיח |
 Hindi: फूंक |
 Croatian: dah, dašak |
 Hungarian: fuvallat |
 Indonesian: hembusan |
 Icelandic: púst, blástur, smágustur, |
 Italian: folata; zaffata |
 Japanese: 一吹き |
 Korean: (바람, 연기 등의) 한 번 불기 |
 Lithuanian: dvelktelėjimas, dūmelis |
 Latvian: dvesma; pūsma |
 Malay: bau |
 Dutch: vleug |
 Norwegian: pust, eim, blås |
 Polish: powiew, obłok |
 Portuguese: baforada |
 Romanian: adiere; miros |
 Russian: запах |
 Slovak: závan |
 Slovenian: vonj; puh |
 Serbian: miris |
 Swedish: pust, fläkt, puff |
 Thai: กลิ่นอ่อน ๆ |
 Turkish: hafif esinti/koku |
 Taiwanese: 一陣(風、煙、氣味等) |
 Ukrainian: подув, струмінь |
 Urdu: ہلکا سا جھونکا |
 Vietnamese: luồng hơi |
 Chinese: 一阵气味 |
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