Associations to the word «Whiffing»

Wiktionary

WHIFF, noun. A waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air
WHIFF, noun. An odour carried briefly through the air
WHIFF, noun. A short inhalation of breath, especially of smoke from a cigarette or pipe
WHIFF, noun. (figurative) a slight sign of something; a glimpse
WHIFF, noun. (baseball) A strike (from the batter’s perspective)
WHIFF, noun. The megrim, a fish Lepidorhombus boscii or Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis.
WHIFF, verb. (transitive) To waft.
WHIFF, verb. (transitive) To sniff.
WHIFF, verb. (intransitive) (baseball) To strike out.
WHIFF, verb. (slang) to attempt to strike and miss, especially being off-balance/vulnerable after missing.
WHIFF, verb. To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
WHIFF, verb. To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away.
WHIFF, adjective. (colloquial) Having a strong or unpleasant odor.
WHIFF WAFF, noun. Alternative form of whiff-whaff
WHIFF WHAFF, noun. (archaic) table tennis.
WHIFF WHAFF, noun. The breathy sound of something rushing quickly. whoosh.
WHIFF WHAFFS, noun. Plural of whiff whaff

Dictionary definition

WHIFF, noun. A short light gust of air.
WHIFF, noun. A lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil.
WHIFF, noun. A strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike.
WHIFF, verb. Perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume".
WHIFF, verb. Drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds".
WHIFF, verb. Strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third.
WHIFF, verb. Smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe".
WHIFF, verb. Utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer".

Wise words

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