Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun whiff

3 senses of whiff

Sense 1
puff, puff of air, whiff -- (a short light gust of air)
       => gust, blast, blow -- (a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust")

Sense 2
whiff -- (a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil)
       => lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder -- (flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head)

Sense 3
whiff -- (a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike)
       => strikeout -- (an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb whiff

5 senses of whiff

Sense 1
sniff, whiff -- (perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume")
       => smell -- (inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense)

Sense 2
whiff -- (drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds")
       => blow -- (cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard")

Sense 3
whiff -- (strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third)
       => strike out -- (put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning")

Sense 4
puff, whiff -- (smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe")
       => smoke -- (inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?")

Sense 5
whiff -- (utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer")
       => talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise -- (express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize")