WHIFF


Meaning of WHIFF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (h)wɪf ]

( whiffs)

1.

If there is a whiff of a particular smell, you smell it only slightly or only for a brief period of time, for example as you walk past someone or something.

He caught a whiff of her perfume.

N-COUNT : usu sing , usu N of n

2.

A whiff of something bad or harmful is a slight sign of it.

Not a whiff of scandal has ever tainted his private life...

N-COUNT : usu sing , usu N of n

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