Noun whiff has 3 senses
  1. puff, puff of air, whiff - a short light gust of air
    --1 is a kind of gust, blast, blow
    Derived forms: verb whiff2, verb whiff5
  2. whiff - a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
    --2 is a kind of
    lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder
    --2 is a member of Citharichthys, genus Citharichthys
    --2 has particulars: horned whiff, Citharichthys cornutus
  3. whiff - a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
    --3 is a kind of
    strikeout
    Derived form: verb whiff3
,Verb whiff has 5 senses
  1. sniff, whiff - perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume"
    --1 is one way to smell
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. whiff - drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"
    --2 is one way to
    blow
    Derived form: noun whiff1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  3. whiff - strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
    --3 is one way to
    strike out
    Derived forms: noun whiff3, noun whiffer1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  4. puff, whiff - smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
    --4 is one way to smoke
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. whiff - utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"
    --5 is one way to
    talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
    Derived form: noun whiff1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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