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Whiff

noun/wˈɪf/
Definition
a short light gust of air
a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/wˈɪf/
🇬🇧British English
/wˈɪf/
🇮🇳Indian English
/wˈɪf/
1 syllable Say it as /wˈɪf/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna short light gust of air
nouna lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
nouna strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
verbperceive by inhaling through the nose
“sniff the perfume”
verbdrive or carry as if by a puff of air
“The gust of air whiffed away the clouds”
verbstrike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
verbsmoke and exhale strongly
“puff a cigar”
verbutter with a puff of air
“whiff out a prayer”
Word Forms
puffyadjectiveblowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
whiffverbdrive or carry as if by a puff of air
sniffnounsensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
sniffernouna person who sniffs
whiffnouna short light gust of air
whiffernouna batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike
puffnouna slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
puffingnounblowing tobacco smoke out into the air
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Hauch
ein kurzer leichter Luftstoß
🇫🇷French
bouffée
une courte et légère rafale d'air
🇪🇸Spanish
olorcillo
una breve y ligera ráfaga de aire
🇮🇹Italian
soffio
una breve e leggera folata d'aria
🇳🇱Dutch
vleugje
een korte lichte luchtstroom
🇵🇹Portuguese
cheirar
uma breve e leve rajada de ar
🇷🇺Russian
запах
короткий легкий порыв воздуха
India
🇮🇳Hindi
एहसास
हवा का एक छोटा हल्का झोंका
🇧🇩Bengali
হুইফ
একটি ছোট হালকা দমকা বাতাস
🇮🇳Tamil
விஃப்
ஒரு குறுகிய ஒளி காற்று
🇮🇳Telugu
కొరడా దెబ్బ
ఒక చిన్న తేలికపాటి గాలి
🇮🇳Marathi
झटका
हवेचा एक छोटासा हलका झोका
🇮🇳Gujarati
વ્હીફ
હવાનો એક નાનો આછો ઝાપટો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬೀಸು
ಗಾಳಿಯ ಸಣ್ಣ ಬೆಳಕಿನ ರಭಸ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിഫ്
ഒരു ചെറിയ നേരിയ കാറ്റ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵਹਿਫ
ਹਵਾ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਜਿਹਾ ਹਲਕਾ ਝਟਕਾ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
气味
一阵短促的微风
🇯🇵Japanese
空振りする
短い軽い突風
🇰🇷Korean
가벼운 노여움
짧은 바람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đánh hơi
một cơn gió nhẹ ngắn ngủi
🇹🇭Thai
กระพือ
มีลมกระโชกเล็กน้อย
🇮🇩Indonesian
bau
hembusan udara ringan singkat
🇵🇭Filipino
simoy
isang maikling ihip ng hangin
🇲🇾Malay
sedutan
hembusan udara yang singkat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
نفحة
عاصفة خفيفة قصيرة من الهواء
🇮🇷Persian
بو کردن
وزش نور کوتاه هوا
🇹🇷Turkish
koku
kısa, hafif bir hava esintisi
🇮🇱Hebrew
רֵיחַ
משב אוויר קל קצר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'whiff'?
The primary meaning of 'whiff' is 'a short light gust of air'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'whiff' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'whiff' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'whiff' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'whiff' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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