whiff

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective

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[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪf

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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 of breath, especially of smoke from a cigarette or pipe
4. (baseball) A strike (from the batter's perspective)
5. The megrim, a fish with scientific name Lepidorhombus boscii or Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis

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• puff
• sniff
• waft

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to 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. (slang) to attempt to strike and miss, esp. being off-balance/vulnerable after missing.

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whiff (comparative more whiff, superlative most whiff)

1. (colloquial) Having a strong or unpleasant odor.
   • 2002: Jim Rozen, Way oil in rec.crafts.metalworking [1]

     Whoo boy that gear oil is pretty whiff. If you actually do this, spend the extra money for the synthetic gear oil as it will not have as bad a sulfur stink as the regular stuff.