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Definition of Whiff

1. Verb. Perceive by inhaling through the nose. "Sniff the perfume"

2. Noun. A short light gust of air.

3. Verb. Drive or carry as if by a puff of air. "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"

4. Noun. A lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil.

5. Verb. Strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third.

6. Noun. A strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike.

7. Verb. Smoke and exhale strongly. "Whiff a pipe"

8. Verb. Utter with a puff of air. "Whiff out a prayer"

Definition of Whiff

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

2. v. t. To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.

3. v. i. To emit whiffs, as of smoke; to puff.

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

5. v. t. To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.

6. v. i. To emit whiffs, as of smoke; to puff.

Definition of Whiff

1. Noun. A waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air ¹

2. Noun. An odour carried briefly through the air ¹

3. Noun. A short inhalation of breath, especially of smoke from a cigarette or pipe ¹

4. Noun. (baseball) A strike (from the batter’s perspective) ¹

5. Noun. The megrim, a fish with scientific name ''Lepidorhombus boscii'' or ''Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis'' ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To waft. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To sniff. ¹

8. Verb. (intransitive baseball) To strike out. ¹

9. Verb. (slang) to attempt to strike and miss, especially being off-balance/vulnerable after missing. ¹

10. Adjective. (colloquial) Having a strong or unpleasant odor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Whiff

1. to blow or convey with slight gusts of air [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Whiff

1. 1. A sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a quick puff or slight gust, as of air or smoke. "But with the whiff and wind of his fell sword The unnerved father falls." (Shak) "The skipper, he blew a whiff from his pipe, And a scornful laugh laughed he." (Longfellow) 2. A glimpse; a hasty view. 3. The marysole, or sail fluke. Origin: OE. Weffe vapor, whiff, probably of imitative origin; cf. Dan. Vift a puff, gust, W. Chwiff a whiff, puff. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Whiff

whicker whickered whickering whickers whid whidah whidah bird whidahs whidded whidder

whiddered whidders whidding whider whids whiff (current term) whiffed whiffer whiffers whiffet

whiffets whiffier whiffiest whiffiness whiffing whiffings whiffle whiffled whiffler whifflers

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