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What does whiff mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word whiff? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air
  2. An odour carried briefly through the air
  3. A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially of smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
  4. (figuratively) A slight sign of something; a glimpse.
  5. (baseball) A strike (from the batter’s perspective)
  6. The megrim, a fish: Lepidorhombus boscii or Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To waft.
  2. (transitive) To sniff.
  3. (intransitive, baseball) To strike out.
  4. (slang) To attempt to strike and miss, especially being off-balance/vulnerable after missing.
  5. To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
  6. To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away.
  7. (colloquial) To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
Adjective
  1. (colloquial) Having a strong or unpleasant odor.
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