About The Word Whiff
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Whiff
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What's The Definition Of 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Whiff: puff | puff | puff of air | sniff Related Terms | Find terms related to Whiff: 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 Whiff In Webster's Dictionary \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. |
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