WHIFF


Meaning of WHIFF in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. a puff or breath of air, smoke, etc. (went outside for a whiff of fresh air).

2 a smell (caught the whiff of a cigar).

3 (foll. by of) a trace or suggestion of scandal etc.

4 a small cigar.

5 a minor discharge (of grapeshot etc.).

6 a light narrow outrigged sculling-boat.

--v.

1. tr. & intr. blow or puff lightly.

2 intr. Brit. smell (esp. unpleasant).

3 tr. get a slight smell of.

Etymology: imit.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.