whiff

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I - noun

1. a short light gust of air (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
puff, puff of air
• Derivationally related forms:
puffy (for: puff)
• Hypernyms:
gust, blast, blow
2. a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
• Hypernyms:
lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder
• Hyponyms:
horned whiff, Citharichthys cornutus
• Member Holonyms:
Citharichthys, genus Citharichthys
3. a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
• Hypernyms:
strikeout

II - verb

1. drive or carry as if by a puff of air
- The gust of air whiffed away the clouds
• Hypernyms:
blow
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
• Derivationally related forms:
whiffer
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
strike out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. smoke and exhale strongly
- puff a cigar
- whiff a pipe
• Syn:
puff
• Derivationally related forms:
puff (for: puff), puffing (for: puff)
• Hypernyms:
smoke
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. perceive by inhaling through the nose
- sniff the perfume
• Syn:
sniff
• See Also:
sniff out (for: sniff)
• Derivationally related forms:
sniff (for: sniff), sniffer (for: sniff)
• Hypernyms:
smell
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
5. utter with a puff of air
- whiff out a prayer
• Hypernyms:
talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  puff, puff of air, sniff