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Definitions for Whiff

[1] a slight gust or puff of wind, air, vapor, smoke, or the like: a whiff of fresh air.
[2] a slight trace of odor or smell: a whiff of onions.
[3] a single inhalation or exhalation of air, tobacco smoke, or the like.
[4] a trace or hint: a whiff of scandal.
[5] a slight outburst: a little whiff of temper.
[6] to blow or come in whiffs or puffs, as wind or smoke.
[7] to inhale or exhale whiffs, as in smoking tobacco.
[8] Baseball Slang . (of a batter) to strike out by swinging at and missing the pitch charged as the third strike.
[9] to blow or drive with a whiff or puff, as the wind does.
[10] to inhale or exhale (air, tobacco smoke, etc.) in whiffs.
[11] to smoke (a pipe, cigar, etc.).
[12] Baseball Slang . (of a pitcher) to cause (a batter) to whiff.
[13] any of several flatfishes having both eyes on the left side of the head, of the genus Citharichthys, as C. cornutus (horned whiff) , inhabiting Atlantic waters from New England to Brazil.
[14] a passing odour
[15] a brief gentle gust of air
[16] a single inhalation or exhalation from the mouth or nose
[17] to come, convey, or go in whiffs; puff or waft
[18] to take in or breathe out (tobacco smoke, air, etc)
[19] (tr) to sniff or smell
[20] (intr) British slang to have an unpleasant smell; stink
[21] mainly British a narrow clinker-built skiff having outriggers, for one oarsman

Words related to Whiff

hint, fume, odor, aroma, breath, puff, scent, trifle, snuff, sniff, trace, gust, waft, dash, smack, shade, blast, flatus, draught, inhalation

Words nearby Whiff

whichway, whicker, whid, whidah, whidbey island, whiff, whiffet, whiffle, whiffler, whiffletree, whiffy

Origin of Whiff

2First recorded in 1705–15; origin uncertain

Other words from Whiff

whiff·er , noun

Word origin for Whiff

C19: special use of whiff 1

Synonyms for Whiff

aroma, breath, fume, hint, odor, puff, scent, blast, dash, draught, flatus, gust, inhalation, shade, smack, sniff, snuff, trace, trifle, waft, soupçon