See Also: whiff(medicine)
whiff(1)(dictionary)
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Whiff - Golf(gambling)
skew-whiff(dictionary)
skew-whiff(dictionary)

whiff(3) (iou)



whiff verb1. L16.
[from WHIFF noun1.]
verb intrans. Of the wind: blow with a slight gust; move with or make the sound of this. L16.
b. verb trans. Utter with a puff of air. M18.
verb trans. Drive or carry (as) by a puff of air; blow away, out, etc. E17.
b. verb intrans. Move lightly as if blown by a puff of air. E17.
verb trans. & intrans. Puff out (smoke) from a pipe etc.; smoke (a pipe etc.). E17.
verb trans. Drink (liquor). Only in 17.
colloq.
a. verb trans. Get a (slight) smell of, smell. M17.
b. verb intrans. Sniff, smell. M19.
c. verb intrans. Emit an unpleasant odour. L19.
US slang.
a. verb intrans. Of a baseball batter or a golfer: miss the ball. E20.
b. verb trans. Cause (a baseball batter) to strike out. E20.
whiffer noun E17.