Definitions for WHIFF
ʰwɪf, wɪfwhiff

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. puff, puff of air, whiffnoun

   a short light gust of air

2. whiffnoun

   a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil

3. whiffverb

   a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike

4. sniff, whiffverb

   perceive by inhaling through the nose

   "sniff the perfume"

5. whiffverb

   drive or carry as if by a puff of air

   "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"

6. whiffverb

   strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third

7. puff, whiffverb

   smoke and exhale strongly

   "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"

8. whiffverb

   utter with a puff of air

   "whiff out a prayer"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whiffnoun

   A waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air

2. whiffnoun

   An odour carried briefly through the air

3. whiffnoun

   A short inhalation of breath, especially of smoke from a cigarette or pipe

4. whiffnoun

   A strike (from the batter's perspective)

5. whiffnoun

   The megrim, a fish with scientific name Lepidorhombus boscii or Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis

6. whiffverb

   To waft.

7. whiffverb

   To sniff.

8. whiffverb

   To strike out.

9. whiffverb

   (slang) to attempt to strike and miss, especially being off-balance/vulnerable after missing.

10. whiffadjective

    Having a strong or unpleasant odor.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WHIFFnoun

   A blast; a puff of wind.

   Etymology: chwyth, Welsh.

   Pyrrhus at Priam drives, in rage strikes wide;
   But with the whiff and wind of his fell sword,
   Th’ unnerved father falls. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   Who,
   If some unsav’ry whiff betray the crime,
   Invents a quarrel straight. Dryden.

   Three pipes after dinner he constantly smokes,
   And seasons his whiffs with impertinent jokes. Matthew Prior.

   Nick pulled out a boatswain’s whistle: upon the first whiff the tradesmen came jumping in. Arbuthnot.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whiff

   A whiff is typically referred to as a scent, odor, or smell that is briefly caught or perceived. In a sport context, particularly baseball, a 'whiff' is used to denote a missed swing at a ball. In general, it can also mean a hint, trace, or small degree of something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Whiffnoun

   a sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a quick puff or slight gust, as of air or smoke

2. Whiffnoun

   a glimpse; a hasty view

3. Whiffnoun

   the marysole, or sail fluke

4. Whiffverb

   to throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff

5. Whiffverb

   to carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away

6. Whiffverb

   to emit whiffs, as of smoke; to puff

7. Etymology: [OE. weffe vapor, whiff, probably of imitative origin; cf. Dan. vift a puff, gust, W. chwiff a whiff, puff.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whiff

   hwif, n. a sudden puff of air or smoke from the mouth: a slight blast: a light kind of outrigger boat: (prov.) a glimpse.—v.t. to throw out in whiffs: to puff.—v.i. to go out or off in a whiff.—ns. Whiff′er; Whiff′et, a whipper-snapper.—v.i. Whiff′le, to veer about, blow in gusts: to be fickle: to prevaricate: to talk idly.—n. a fickle, light-headed person.—ns. Whiff′ler, a fickle person: a herald, usher, piper, leading the way in a procession; Whiff′lery, levity; Whift, a breath, snatch. [W. chwiff, a puff; imit.]

2. Whiff

   hwif, v.i. to fish with a hand-line.—n. Whiff′ing. [Whip.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whiff

   The Rhombus cardina, a passable fish of the pleuronect genus. Also, a slight fitful breeze or transient puff of wind.

Matched Categories

1. • Baseball
   • Blow
   • Lefteye Flounder
   • Smell
   • Smoke
   • Strike Out
   • Utter

How to pronounce WHIFF?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say WHIFF in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of WHIFF in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of WHIFF in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of WHIFF in a Sentence

1. Marik Stern:

   A lot of us have developed a political identity different to our parents, they came here with a great antagonism to socialism and anything that has even a whiff of Soviet to it. They are very capitalist.

2. Margaret Duffy:

   There's a whiff of genuine concern and social responsibility that brands and advertisers are showing.

3. Richard Clayton of Cambridge University:

   It's not so much a smoking gun as a faint whiff of smoke a long way away. Maybe there's something else going on. It's hard to tell.

4. Rio Tinto chairman Simon Thompson:

   The institutional shareholders are starting to get a greater whiff of the responsibilities of being a shareholder. In the past, they didn’t care. Those days are long gone.

5. -Chapman Cohen:

   Gods are fragile things; they may be killed by a whiff of science or a dose of common sense.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=WHIFF
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Whiff
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=WHIFF
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/WHIFF
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=WHIFF
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=WHIFF