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   whiff

   /(h)wif/

   noun

   • 1. a smell that is only smelled briefly or faintly: "I caught a whiff of peachy perfume" Similar faint smellbrief smelltracesniffscentodoraroma
   • ▪ an act of sniffing or inhaling, typically so as to determine or savor a scent: "one whiff of clothing and Fido was off"
   • ▪ a trace or hint of something bad, menacing, or exciting: "here was a man with a whiff of danger about him" Similar tracehintnotesuggestionimpressionsuspicionsoupçontouchnuanceintimationtrifledropdashtingetincturestreakveinshredcrumbshadowbreathwhisperairsavorflavorelementovertonescintillajotbitspotspeckiotainformal:smidgentad
   • 2. a puff or breath of air or smoke: "whiffs of smoke emerged from the boiler" Similar puffgustblastrushflurrygalebreathdraftwaft
   • 3. (chiefly in baseball or golf) an unsuccessful attempt to hit the ball. informal North American

   verb

   • 1. get a brief or faint smell of: "he screwed up his nose as if he'd whiffed Limburger"
   • 2. (chiefly in baseball or golf) try unsuccessfully to hit the ball. informal North American

   Word Origin late 16th century (originally in the senses ‘gust of wind’ and ‘inhalation of tobacco smoke’, also, as a verb, ‘blow with a slight gust’): imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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