Definitions for: Whiff


[n] a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
[n] a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
[n] a short light gust of air
[v] utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"
[v] smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
[v] of a baseball batter: strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
[v] drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"
[v] perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume"



Webster (1913) Definition: Whiff, n. [OE. weffe vapor, whiff, probably of imitative
origin; cf. Dan. vift a puff, gust, W. chwiff a whiff, puff.]
1. A sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a quick puff or
slight gust, as of air or smoke.

But with the whiff and wind of his fell sword The
unnerved father falls. --Shak.

The skipper, he blew a whiff from his pipe, And a
scornful laugh laughed he. --Longfellow.

2. A glimpse; a hasty view. [Prov. Eng.]

3. (Zo["o]l.) The marysole, or sail fluke.


Whiff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whiffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Whiffing.]
1. To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.

2. To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff
or blow away.

Old Empedocles, . . . who, when he leaped into Etna,
having a dry, sear body, and light, the smoke took
him, and whiffed him up into the moon. --B. Jonson.


Whiff, v. i.
To emit whiffs, as of smoke; to puff.

Synonyms: puff, puff, puff of air, sniff

See Also: blast, blow, blow, Citharichthys, Citharichthys cornutus, genus Citharichthys, gust, horned whiff, lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder, mouth, nose out, scent out, smell, smell out, smoke, sniff out, speak, strike out, strikeout, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize

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