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دروغ گفتن ،دروغ در چيزى گفتن ،چاخان ،باد،نفخه ،بو،دود،وزش ،پرچم ،با صداى پف حرکت دادن ،وزيدن ،وزاندن
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WHIFF
ALITO. SOFFIO. ODORE. FUMATA. PESCARE. SOFFIARE SU. FUMARE. FIUTARE

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whiff
\whiff\ (?), n. [oe. weffe vapor, whiff, probably of imitative origin; cf. dan. vift a puff, gust, w. chwiff a whiff, puff.]
1. a sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a quick puff or slight gust, as of air or smoke. but with the whiff and wind of his fell sword the unnerved father falls. the skipper, he blew a whiff from his pipe, and a scornful laugh laughed he.
2. a glimpse; a hasty view. [prov. eng.]
3. (zo?l.) the marysole, or sail fluke.
whiff
\whiff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. whiffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. whiffing.] 1. to throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
2. to carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away. old empedocles, who, when he leaped into etna, having a dry, sear body, and light, the smoke took him, and whiffed him up into the moon. jonson.
whiff
\whiff\, v. i. to emit whiffs, as of smoke; to puff.
whiff
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1. a short light gust of air [syn: puff, puff of air]


2. a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from new england to brazil
3. a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike v 1: perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume" [syn: sniff]
2: drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "the gust of air whiffed away the clouds" 3: of a baseball batter: strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third

4. smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe" [syn: puff]


5. utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Whiff
(v. t.)
To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
  
 
(v. t.)
To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away.
  
 
(v. i.)
To emit whiffs, as of smoke; to puff.
  
 
(n.)
The marysole, or sail fluke.
  
 
(n.)
A sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a quick puff or slight gust, as of air or smoke.
  
 
(n.)
A glimpse; a hasty view.
  

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