Whiff (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a slight gust or puff of wind, air, vapor, smoke, or the like: a whiff of fresh air.
  2. a slight trace of odor or smell: a whiff of onions.
  3. a single inhalation or exhalation of air, tobacco smoke, or the like.
  4. a trace or hint: a whiff of scandal.
  5. a slight outburst: a little whiff of temper.
verb (used without object)
  1. to blow or come in whiffs or puffs, as wind or smoke.
  2. to inhale or exhale whiffs, as in smoking tobacco.
  3. (of a batter) to strike out by swinging at and missing the pitch charged as the third strike.
verb (used with object)
  1. to blow or drive with a whiff or puff, as the wind does.
  2. to inhale or exhale (air, tobacco smoke, etc.) in whiffs.
  3. to smoke (a pipe, cigar, etc.).
  4. (of a pitcher) to cause (a batter) to whiff.
noun
  1. any of several flatfishes having both eyes on the left side of the head, of the genus Citharichthys, as C. cornutus(horned whiff ), inhabiting Atlantic waters from New England to Brazil.
noun
  1. a passing odour
  2. a brief gentle gust of air
  3. a single inhalation or exhalation from the mouth or nose
verb
  1. to come, convey, or go in whiffs; puff or waft
  2. to take in or breathe out (tobacco smoke, air, etc)
  3. to sniff or smell
  4. to have an unpleasant smell; stink
noun
  1. a narrow clinker-built skiff having outriggers, for one oarsman
Whiff (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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