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WHIFF definition: 1. a slight smell, carried on a current of air: 2. a slight sign of something: 3. to have an…. Learn more.
1. : to move with or as if with a puff of air. 2. : to emit whiffs : puff. 3. : to inhale an odor. 4. : strike out sense 3. transitive verb.
a slight gust or puff of wind, air, vapor, smoke, or the like: a whiff of fresh air. a single inhalation or exhalation of air, tobacco smoke, or the like: I tried smoking once, but had a coughing fit after the first whiff and gave up. a slight outburst:
n. 1. a. A brief, passing odor carried in the air: a whiff of perfume. b. A very small trace: a whiff of self-pity in her remarks. 2. An inhalation, as of air or smoke: Take a whiff of this pipe. 3. A slight, gentle gust of air; a waft: A whiff of cool air blew into the room. 4. Baseball A strikeout. v. whiffed, whiff·ing, whiffs. v.intr. 1.
A whiff can mean the hint of something you smell. When you drive past the sewage treatment plant and suddenly roll up your car windows, it's usually because you've gotten a whiff of the plant's special odor. Whiff can be used as either a noun or verb, and it implies a brief or small puff or sniff.
If there is a whiff of a particular smell, you smell it only slightly or only for a brief period of time, for example as you walk past someone or something.
WHIFF meaning: 1. a slight smell, carried on a current of air: 2. a slight sign of something: 3. to have an…. Learn more.
noun. /wɪf/ [usually singular] whiff (of something) a smell, especially one that you only smell for a short time. a whiff of cigar smoke. He caught a whiff of perfume as he leaned towards her. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
A brief, passing odor carried in the air. A whiff of perfume. American Heritage. Similar definitions. A slight wave or gust of odor; faint, momentary smell. A whiff of garlic. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A light puff or gust of air or wind; breath. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A faint indication; hint; trace.
a slight gust or puff of wind, air, vapor, smoke, or the like: a whiff of fresh air. a slight trace of odor or smell: a whiff of onions. a single inhalation or exhalation of air, tobacco smoke, or the like.
