whiff
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
whiffs
plural
whiffs
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHIFF
1
[count]
:
a slight smell of something
:
an odor that is weak
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I got/caught a whiff of new paint when I entered the room.
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a whiff of perfume
2
[singular]
:
a slight trace or indication
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The incident had a whiff [=hint] of scandal about it.
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I detected a whiff of sarcasm in her voice.
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2
whiff
/ˈwɪf/
verb
whiffs;
whiffed;
whiffing
2
whiff
/ˈwɪf/
verb
whiffs;
whiffed;
whiffing
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHIFF
US, informal
1
[+ object]
:
to notice (a smell)
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He whiffed a strong odor of perfume.
2
baseball
a
[+ object]
of a pitcher
:
to cause (a batter) to be out by pitching three strikes
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The pitcher whiffed [=struck out] three batters in a row.
b
[no object]
of a batter
:
to make an out by getting three strikes
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The batter whiffed [=struck out] twice during the game.
3
:
to fail to hit (something)
[+ object]
-
The golfer nearly whiffed the shot.
[no object]
-
The golfer nearly whiffed on the shot.
