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whiff
whiff W5122100 (wĭf, hwĭf)n.1. a. A brief, passing odor carried in the air: a whiff of perfume.b. A very small trace: a whiff of self-pity in her remarks.2. An inhalation, as of air or smoke: Take a whiff of this pipe.3. A slight, gentle gust of air; a waft: A whiff of cool air blew into the room.4. Baseball A strikeout.v. whiffed, whiff·ing, whiffs v.intr.1. To be carried in brief gusts; waft: puffs of smoke whiffing from the chimney.2. Sports To swing at and miss a ball or puck.3. Baseball To strike out. Used of a batter.v.tr.1. To inhale through the nose; sniff: a dog whiffing the air.2. Baseball To strike out (a batter).
[Perhaps alteration of Middle English weffe, offensive smell.]
whiff′er n.whiff (wɪf) n1. a passing odour2. a brief gentle gust of air3. (Physiology) a single inhalation or exhalation from the mouth or nosevb4. to come, convey, or go in whiffs; puff or waft5. (Physiology) to take in or breathe out (tobacco smoke, air, etc)6. (Physiology) (tr) to sniff or smell7. (intr) slang Brit to have an unpleasant smell; stink[C16: of imitative origin] ˈwhiffer n
whiff (wɪf) n (Nautical Terms) chiefly Brit a narrow clinker-built skiff having outriggers, for one oarsman[C19: special use of whiff1]whiff (ʰwɪf, wɪf)
n. 1. a slight gust or puff of wind, air, vapor, smoke, or the like. 2. a slight trace of odor or smell: a whiff of onions. 3. a single inhalation or exhalation of air, tobacco smoke, etc. 4. a trace or hint: a whiff of scandal. v.i. 5. to blow or come in whiffs or puffs, as wind or smoke. 6. to inhale or exhale whiffs, as in smoking tobacco. 7. Baseball. fan1 (def. 15). v.t. 8. to blow or drive with a whiff or puff, as the wind does. 9. to inhale or exhale (air, tobacco smoke, etc.) in whiffs. 10. to smoke (a pipe, cigar, etc.). 11. Baseball. fan1 (def. 11). [1585–95; of expressive orig.; compare Middle English weffe whiff of steam] whiff′er, n. whiff
Past participle: whiffed
Gerund: whiffing
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| I whiff | | you whiff | | he/she/it whiffs | | we whiff | | you whiff | | they whiff |
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| I whiffed | | you whiffed | | he/she/it whiffed | | we whiffed | | you whiffed | | they whiffed |
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| I am whiffing | | you are whiffing | | he/she/it is whiffing | | we are whiffing | | you are whiffing | | they are whiffing |
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| I have whiffed | | you have whiffed | | he/she/it has whiffed | | we have whiffed | | you have whiffed | | they have whiffed |
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| I was whiffing | | you were whiffing | | he/she/it was whiffing | | we were whiffing | | you were whiffing | | they were whiffing |
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| I had whiffed | | you had whiffed | | he/she/it had whiffed | | we had whiffed | | you had whiffed | | they had whiffed |
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| I will whiff | | you will whiff | | he/she/it will whiff | | we will whiff | | you will whiff | | they will whiff |
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| I will have whiffed | | you will have whiffed | | he/she/it will have whiffed | | we will have whiffed | | you will have whiffed | | they will have whiffed |
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| I will be whiffing | | you will be whiffing | | he/she/it will be whiffing | | we will be whiffing | | you will be whiffing | | they will be whiffing |
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| I have been whiffing | | you have been whiffing | | he/she/it has been whiffing | | we have been whiffing | | you have been whiffing | | they have been whiffing |
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| I will have been whiffing | | you will have been whiffing | | he/she/it will have been whiffing | | we will have been whiffing | | you will have been whiffing | | they will have been whiffing |
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| I had been whiffing | | you had been whiffing | | he/she/it had been whiffing | | we had been whiffing | | you had been whiffing | | they had been whiffing |
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| I would whiff | | you would whiff | | he/she/it would whiff | | we would whiff | | you would whiff | | they would whiff |
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| I would have whiffed | | you would have whiffed | | he/she/it would have whiffed | | we would have whiffed | | you would have whiffed | | they would have whiffed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  whiff - a short light gust of air puff, puff of airgust, blast, blow - a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" | | 2. | whiff - a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazillefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder - flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the headCitharichthys, genus Citharichthys - a genus of BothidaeCitharichthys cornutus, horned whiff - a whiff found in waters from the Bahamas and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil | | 3. | whiff - a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strikestrikeout - an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes | | Verb | 1. | whiff - perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume"sniffsmell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense | | 2. | whiff - drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"blow - cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard" | | 3. | whiff - strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the thirdbaseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"strike out - put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning" | | 4. | whiff - smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"puffsmoke - inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?" | | 5. | whiff - utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
whiffnoun1. smell, hint, scent, sniff, aroma, odour, draught, niff (Brit. slang) He caught a whiff of her perfume.verb1. (Brit. slang) stink, stench, reek, pong (Brit. informal), niff (Brit. slang), malodour, hum (slang) the nauseating whiff of rotting flesh2. trace, suggestion, hint, suspicion, bit, drop, note, breath, whisper, shred, crumb, tinge, jot, smidgen (informal), soupçon Not a whiff of scandal has ever tainted his private life.3. puff, breath, flurry, waft, rush, blast, draught, gust At the first whiff of smoke, the alarm will go off.whiffnounA slight amount or indication:breath, dash, ghost, hair, hint, intimation, semblance, shade, shadow, soupçon, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taste, tinge, touch, trace, whisper.Informal: whisker.verbTo perceive with the olfactory sense:nose, scent, smell, sniff, snuff.Idiom: catch a whiff of.Translationswhiff (wif) noun a sudden puff (of air, smoke, smell etc). a whiff of petrol; a whiff of cigar smoke. 一陣(風、煙、氣味等) 一阵气味whiff
not get a whiff of (something)To not get even the smallest portion or sample of something desirable. Health insurance, a company phone, and a pension plan? Man, I didn't get a whiff of benefits like that when I was working for that company. He didn't patent the design, so when it went on to make millions of dollars, he didn't get a whiff of that money.See also: get, not, of, whiff*whiff of something 1. . Lit. the smell or odor of something. (*Typically: get ~; catch ~; have ~; take ~; give someone ~.) Did you get a whiff of the turkey roasting? Yummy. I caught a whiff of something rather unpleasant in the attic. I think there is a dead mouse up there. 2. . Fig. a bit of knowledge of something. (*Typically: get ~; catch ~; give someone ~.) The boss got a whiff of the problems in the accounting department. No one will get a whiff of your trouble with the police. I'll see to that.See also: of, whiffwhiff-sniffer and wiff-sniffer n. a prohibitionist; someone always alert for the smell of alcohol on someone’s breath. (Prohibition.) No wiff-sniffer is going to tell me what to do. whiff
whiff1 a single inhalation or exhalation from the mouth or nose
whiff2 Chiefly Brit a narrow clinker-built skiff having outriggers, for one oarsman whiff
Related to whiff: whiff test, WIFFSynonyms for whiffnoun smellSynonyms- smell
- hint
- scent
- sniff
- aroma
- odour
- draught
- niff
verb stinkSynonyms- stink
- stench
- reek
- pong
- niff
- malodour
- hum
verb traceSynonyms- trace
- suggestion
- hint
- suspicion
- bit
- drop
- note
- breath
- whisper
- shred
- crumb
- tinge
- jot
- smidgen
- soupçon
verb puffSynonyms- puff
- breath
- flurry
- waft
- rush
- blast
- draught
- gust
Synonyms for whiffnoun a slight amount or indicationSynonyms- breath
- dash
- ghost
- hair
- hint
- intimation
- semblance
- shade
- shadow
- soupçon
- streak
- suggestion
- suspicion
- taste
- tinge
- touch
- trace
- whisper
- whisker
verb to perceive with the olfactory senseSynonymsSynonyms for whiffnoun a short light gust of airSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to BrazilRelated Words- lefteye flounder
- lefteyed flounder
- Citharichthys
- genus Citharichthys
- Citharichthys cornutus
- horned whiff
noun a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strikeRelated Wordsverb perceive by inhaling through the noseSynonymsRelated Wordsverb drive or carry as if by a puff of airRelated Wordsverb strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the thirdRelated Words- baseball
- baseball game
- strike out
verb smoke and exhale stronglySynonymsRelated Wordsverb utter with a puff of airRelated Words- mouth
- speak
- talk
- verbalise
- verbalize
- utter
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