What is the meaning of Whiff?

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

A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.

  1. A cigarette or small cigar.

A cigarette or small cigar.

An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.

A small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.; specifically , chiefly in take the whiff: a puff of tobacco smoke.

A flag used as a signal.

Any of a number of flatfish such as the lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) and now, especially, the megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and a species of large-tooth flounder or sand flounder (family Paralichthyidae).

  1. A slight sign of something; a burst, a glimpse, a hint.
  2. A slight attack or touch.
  3. A characteristic quality of something; a flavour, a savour, a taste.
  4. A sound like that of air passing through a small opening; a short or soft whistle.
  5. A failure to hit a ball in various sports (for example, golf); a miss.
    1. From the batter's perspective: a strike.

A slight sign of something; a burst, a glimpse, a hint.

A slight attack or touch.

A characteristic quality of something; a flavour, a savour, a taste.

A sound like that of air passing through a small opening; a short or soft whistle.

A failure to hit a ball in various sports (for example, golf); a miss.

  1. From the batter's perspective: a strike.

From the batter's perspective: a strike.

An expulsion of explosive or shot.

An outrigged boat for one person propelled by oar.

A sip of an alcoholic beverage.

  1. To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.
  2. To say (something) with an exhalation of breath.
  3. To inhale or exhale (smoke from tobacco, etc.) from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement; to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff.
  4. To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.
    1. To shoot (someone) with a firearm; hence, to assassinate or kill (someone).
    2. Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.
  5. To consume (an alcoholic beverage).

To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.

To say (something) with an exhalation of breath.

To inhale or exhale (smoke from tobacco, etc.) from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement; to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff.

To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.

  1. To shoot (someone) with a firearm; hence, to assassinate or kill (someone).
  2. Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.

To shoot (someone) with a firearm; hence, to assassinate or kill (someone).

Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.

To consume (an alcoholic beverage).

  1. To move in a way that causes a light gust of air, or a whistling sound.
  2. To be carried, or move as if carried, by a puff of air; to waft.
  3. To smoke a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
  4. To smell; to sniff.
    1. To give off or have an unpleasant smell; to stink.
    2. Especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball; hence , of a batter: to strike out; to fan.
    3. To fail spectacularly.
    4. In fighting games, to execute a move that fails to hit the opponent.
  5. To catch fish by dragging a handline near the surface of the water from a moving boat.

To move in a way that causes a light gust of air, or a whistling sound.

To be carried, or move as if carried, by a puff of air; to waft.

To smoke a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.

To smell; to sniff.

  1. To give off or have an unpleasant smell; to stink.
  2. Especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball; hence , of a batter: to strike out; to fan.
  3. To fail spectacularly.
  4. In fighting games, to execute a move that fails to hit the opponent.

To give off or have an unpleasant smell; to stink.

Especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball; hence , of a batter: to strike out; to fan.

To fail spectacularly.

In fighting games, to execute a move that fails to hit the opponent.

To catch fish by dragging a handline near the surface of the water from a moving boat.

Having a strong or unpleasant odour.

Used to indicate a sound like that of air passing through a small opening, that is, a short or soft whistle.

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