WHIFF


Meaning of WHIFF in English

n.

Function: intransitive verb

Date: 1591

1 : to move with or as if with a puff of air

2 : to emit whiffs : PUFF

3 : to inhale an odor

4 : STRIKE OUT 3

transitive verb

1 a : to carry or convey by or as if by a whiff : BLOW b : to expel or puff out in a whiff : EXHALE c : SMOKE 3

2 : FAN 8 < whiff ed three batters>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.