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Whiff

noun
Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounA waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air
2.nounAn odour carried briefly through the air
3.nounA short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially of smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
4.nounA slight sign of something; a glimpse.
5.nounA strike (from the batter’s perspective)
6.nounAn attempted shot that completely misses the ball.
7.nounThe megrim, a fish: Lepidorhombus boscii or Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis.
8.verbTo waft.
9.verbTo sniff.
10.verbTo strike out.
11.verbTo miss the ball completely.
12.verbTo attempt to strike and miss, especially being off-balance/vulnerable after missing.
13.verbTo throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
14.verbTo carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away.
15.verbTo have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
16.verbTo fail spectacularly at a task.
17.adjectiveHaving a strong or unpleasant odor.

Synonyms

sniffpuffwaftpuff of airblastsurgeburstsmokebreathdragtraceshadow

Rhymes With

stiffbiffquiffglyphriffgliffsniffspiff
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