English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪf|-ɪf

Noun
en-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 of breath, especially of smoke from a cigarette or pipe
4. baseball A strike (from the batter's perspective)
5. The megrim, a fish with scientific name Lepidorhombus boscii or Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis

Synonyms
puff
sniff
waft

Translations
trans-top|A waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air
Finnish: tuulahdus
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Spanish: bocanadas f
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trans-top|An odour carried briefly through the air
Finnish: tuoksahdus
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trans-top|A short inhalation of breath
Finnish: henkäys
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trans-top|A strike
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trans-top|The megrim
Finnish: lasikampela
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To waft.
2. transitive To sniff.
3. context|intransitive|baseball To strike out.
4. (slang) to attempt to strike and miss, esp. being off-balance/vulnerable after missing.

Translations
trans-top|To waft
Finnish: tuulahtaa
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trans-top|To sniff
Finnish: nuuhkaista
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trans-top|To strike out
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trans-top|to attempt to strike and miss
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Adjective
en-adj

1. colloquial Having a strong or unpleasant odor.

#*2002: Jim Rozen, Way oil in rec.crafts.metalworking ¹
#*: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.

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