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whiff

Nouns

• (n) a short light gust of air puff, puff of air,
• (n) a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
• (n) a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike

Verbs

• (v) perceive by inhaling through the nose
  • sniff the perfume
  sniff,
• (v) drive or carry as if by a puff of air
  • The gust of air whiffed away the clouds
• (v) strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
• (v) smoke and exhale strongly
  • puff a cigar
  • whiff a pipe
  puff,
• (v) utter with a puff of air
  • whiff out a prayer

Synonyms

sniff puff puff of air

See also

nose out scent out smell out sniff out

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