whiff

v. blow; exhale; inhale; emit smoke; smoke (a cigarette); swing and miss a ball (Sports); strikeout (Baseball)

n. scent; puff of air (often carrying smoke); hint or trace of; strikeout (Baseball); flatfish, British flounder

Noun
1. a short light gust of air
(synonym) puff, puff of air
(hypernym) gust, blast, blow
2. a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
(hypernym) lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder
(hyponym) horned whiff, Citharichthys cornutus
(member-holonym) Citharichthys, genus Citharichthys
3. a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
(hypernym) strikeout
Verb
1. perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume"
(synonym) sniff
(hypernym) smell
2. drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"
(hypernym) blow
(derivation) puff, puff of air
3. strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
(hypernym) strike out
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
4. smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
(synonym) puff
(hypernym) smoke
5. utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"
(hypernym) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
(derivation) puff, puff of air

(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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Like Confucius breaking wind; A whiff of literary air.
Referring to a person that behaves in a very scholarly manner. Too much of a scholarly air.

Synonyms and related words:
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