whiff

whiff  (hwf, wf)

n.

1. A slight, gentle gust of air; a waft: a whiff of cool air.

2.

a. A brief, passing odor carried in the air: a whiff of perfume.

b. A minute trace: "Humanity is unregenerable and hates the language of conformity, since conformity has a whiff of the inhuman about it" (Anthony Burgess).

3. An inhalation, as of air or smoke: Take a whiff of this pipe.

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 blow or convey in whiffs.

2. To inhale through the nose; sniff: a dog whiffing the air.

3. Baseball To strike out (a batter).

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[Perhaps alteration of Middle English weffe, offensive smell.]

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whiffer n.

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whiff¹

n

1. a passing odour

2. a brief gentle gust of air

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) a single inhalation or exhalation from the mouth or nose

vb

1. to come, convey, or go in whiffs; puff or waft

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) to take in or breathe out (tobacco smoke, air, etc.)

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (tr) to sniff or smell

4. (intr) Brit slang to have an unpleasant smell; stink

[of imitative origin]

whiffer  n

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whiff²

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) Chiefly Brit a narrow clinker-built skiff having outriggers, for one oarsman

[special use of whiff¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whiff - a short light gust of air             puff, puff of air gust, 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 Brazil lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder - flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head Citharichthys, genus Citharichthys - a genus of Bothidae Citharichthys 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 strike strikeout - an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes
Verb	1.	whiff - perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume" sniff smell - 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 third baseball, 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" puff smoke - 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"

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whiff

noun

smell, hint, scent, sniff, aroma, odour, draught, niff (Brit. slang) He caught a whiff of her perfume.

verb

1. (Brit. slang) stink, stench, reek, pong (Brit. informal), niff (Brit. slang), malodour, hum (slang) the nauseating whiff of rotting flesh

2. 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.

Translations

whiff [wɪf]

A. N

1. (= smell) → olorcito m; (= nasty) → tufillo
a faint whiff of mothballs → un leve olorcito a bolas de naftalina
to catch a whiff of sth → oler algo
a whiff of grapeshot → un poco de metralla
what a whiff! → ¡qué tufo!

2. (= sniff, mouthful) to go out for a whiff of air → salir a tomar el fresco
not a whiff of wind → ni el menor soplo de viento

3. (fig) [of scandal, corruption] → indicio m

B. VI → oler(mal)
to whiff of → oler a; (= stink of) → apestar a

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whiff [ˈ^hwɪf] n → bouffée f
to catch a whiff of sth → sentir l'odeur de qch

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whiff

n

(= puff) → Zug m; (= wisp) → kleine Fahne, Wolke f; (= smell) → Hauch m; (pleasant) → Duft m, → Hauch m; (fig: = trace) → Spur f; (of spring) → Hauch m, → Ahnung f; to catch a whiff of something → den Geruch von etw wahrnehmen

(= small cigar) → kleiner Zigarillo

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whiff [wɪf] n (of gas, sth unpleasant) → zaffata; (of sea air, perfume) → odore m
to catch a whiff of sth → sentire l'odore di qc
a few whiffs of this could knock you out → se annusi un po' di questo svieni

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whiff [wɪf] n (of gas, sth unpleasant) → zaffata; (of sea air, perfume) → odore m
to catch a whiff of sth → sentire l'odore di qc
a few whiffs of this could knock you out → se annusi un po' di questo svieni

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whiff

n whiff [wif]

a sudden puff (of air, smoke, smell etc) a whiff of petrol; a whiff of cigar smoke. geurtjie نَسْمَة هواء، نَفْحَه лъх závan pust der Hauch πνοή, μυρωδιά bocanada, vaharada, soplo pahvak دود tuoksahdus odeur, bouffée שְאִיפָה, רֵיח फूंक dah, dašak fuvallat hembusan púst, blástur, smágustur, dauf lykt folata; zaffata 一吹き (바람, 연기 등의) 한 번 불기 dvelktelėjimas, dūmelis dvesma; pūsma bau vleug pust, eim, blås powiew, obłok baforada adiere; miros запах závan vonj; puh miris pust, fläkt, puff กลิ่นอ่อน ๆ hafif esinti/koku 一陣(風、煙、氣味等) подув, струмінь ہلکا سا جھونکا luồng hơi 一阵气味