1. A short light gust of air
   - puff, puff of air 
2. A lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil 
3. A strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike

1. Perceive by inhaling through the nose
   - sniff 
2. Drive or carry as if by a puff of air
   "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds" 
3. Strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third 
4. Smoke and exhale strongly
   "whiff a pipe"
   - puff 
5. Utter with a puff of air
   "whiff out a prayer"

Derived forms: whiffed, whiffing, whiffs

See also: whiffer

Type of: blast, blow, gust, lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder, mouth, smell, smoke, speak, strike out, strikeout, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Part of: Citharichthys, genus Citharichthys

Encyclopedia: Whiff

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