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whiff

/ whiff /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
Type of:
strikeout
noun Sense 2
a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
Type of:
lefteye flounder lefteyed flounder
Kinds of:
horned whiff Citharichthys cornutus
Has parts:
Citharichthys genus Citharichthys
verb Sense 3
utter with a puff of air
"whiff out a prayer"
Type of:
talk speak utter
Derived:
puff puff of air
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
Type of:
strike out
Derived:
whiffer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
verb Sense 5
drive or carry as if by a puff of air
"The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"
Type of:
blow
Derived:
puff puff of air
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
smoke and exhale strongly
"puff a cigar"
"whiff a pipe"
Type of:
smoke
Derived:
puff drag pull puffing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
perceive by inhaling through the nose
"sniff the perfume"
Type of:
smell
Derived:
sniff snuff sniffer
See also:
sniff out scent out smell out nose out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 8
a short light gust of air
Type of:
gust blast blow
Semantic Complexity
86%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
22
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Related Words

strikeout lefteye flounder lefteyed flounder horned whiff Citharichthys cornutus talk speak utter strike out blow smoke smell