What is the meaning of Whiff?

  • (n.) A glimpse; a hasty view.
  • (v.i.) To emit whiffs, as of smoke; to puff.
  • (v.t.) To carry or convey by a whiff or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away.
  • (n.) A sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a quick puff or slight gust, as of air or smoke.
  • (n.) The marysole or sail fluke.
  • (v.t.) To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
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MLAWebster's. "whiff" 28 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/whiff/definitions/2081663>
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