Whiff

Noun

 * 1) A waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air
 * 2) An odour carried briefly through the air
 * 3) * Ann Coulter
 * everyone has always known, widely promiscuous heterosexual men have, as I say, a whiff of the bathhouse about them.
 * 1) * 1922,, Jacob's Room Chapter 2
 * A whiff of rotten eggs had vanquished the pale clouded yellows which came pelting across the orchard and up Dods Hill and away on to the moor…
 * 1) A short inhalation of breath, especially of smoke from a cigarette or pipe
 * 2)  A strike (from the batter’s perspective)
 * 3) The megrim, a fish with scientific name Lepidorhombus boscii or Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis

Synonyms

 * puff
 * sniff
 * waft

Verb

 * 1)  To waft.
 * 2)  To sniff.
 * 3)  To strike out.
 * 4) (slang) to attempt to strike and miss, especially being off-balance/vulnerable after missing.

Adjective

 * 1)  Having a strong or unpleasant odor.
 * 2) * 2002: Jim Rozen, Way oil in rec.crafts.metalworking
 * Whoo boy that gear oil is pretty whiff. If you actually do this, spend the extra money for the synthetic gear oil as it will not have as bad a sulfur stink as the regular stuff.

Adjectives for Whiff
jealous; subtle; odorous; suggestive; gentle.

Thesaurus
aroma, blast, blow, blow a hurricane, blow great guns, blow over, blow up, bluster, bomb, breath, breath of air, breathe, breathe in, breeze, breeze up, brew, capful of wind, catchword, clue, come up, crap out, cue, cue word, dash, definite odor, detectable odor, draw a blank, drop a bomb, drop the ball, effluvium, emanation, essence, evidence, exhalation, fan, flatus, flavor, flop, flummox, fold, fold up, fragrance, freshen, fume, gather, get left, hint, hot lead, huff, inhale, intimation, key, key word, lay an egg, lead, lose out, nose, not hack it, not make it, odor, pipe up, puff, puff of air, puff of wind, rage, redolence, savor, scent, set in, shade, smack, smell, smell of, sniff, snuff, snuffle, soupcon, spoor, squall, stench, stir of air, storm, strike out, subtle odor, suggestion, take the count, telltale, tincture, tinge, tip-off, trace, trail, trifle, vestige, waft, whiffet, whiffle

Noun

 * Dutch: vlaag, vleug
 * Finnish: tuulahdus
 * French: souffle


 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, ,


 * Dutch: vleug
 * Finnish: tuoksahdus
 * French: effluve


 * German: Hauch
 * Russian: запашок


 * Dutch: teug, trek
 * Finnish: henkäys


 * French:
 * Russian: затяжка


 * Finnish: lasikampela
 * French: cardine franche


 * Russian: мегрим

Verb

 * Dutch: geuren
 * Finnish: tuulahtaa


 * Russian: дуть, веять


 * Dutch: snuiven, ruiken
 * Finnish:


 * Russian: принюхиваться


 * Finnish: lyödä ohi

Adjective

 * Dutch: geurig, sterk van geur

Derived terms

 * whiffle