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Definition whiff

Etymology 1

Noun

whiff (plural whiffs)

1. A waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air
2. An odour carried briefly through the air
3. A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially of smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
4. (figuratively) A slight sign of something; a glimpse.
5. (baseball) A strike (from the batter’s perspective)
6. (golf) An attempted shot that completely misses the ball.
7. The megrim, a fish: Lepidorhombus boscii or Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis.

Verb

whiff (third-person singular simple present whiffs, present participle whiffing, simple past and past participle whiffed)

1. (transitive) To waft.
2. (transitive) To sniff.
3. (intransitive, baseball) To strike out.
4. (golf) To miss the ball completely.
5. (slang) To attempt to strike and miss, especially being off-balance/vulnerable after missing.
6. To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
7. To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away.
8. (colloquial) To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.

Adjective

whiff (comparative more whiff, superlative most whiff)

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

Etymology 2

Related to whip.

Verb

whiff (third-person singular simple present whiffs, present participle whiffing, simple past and past participle whiffed)

1. To fish with a handline.

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