Whiff
noun
A slight or brief smell of something.
I caught a whiff of her perfume as she walked past.
Often appears as...
- catch a whiff
- get a whiff
noun
An intake of air or smoke.
He took a long whiff of the fresh air outside.
Often appears as...
- take a whiff
- deep whiff
verb
To sniff or smell something briefly.
He whiffed the coffee to enjoy its aroma.
Often appears as...
- whiff the air
- whiff around
noun
A brief or faint indication or sign of something.
There is a whiff of controversy surrounding the election result.
Often appears as...
- whiff of suspicion
- whiff of controversy
verb
To miss (the ball or shuttlecock) in a stroke.
He whiffed a simple shot at the 18th hole.
Often appears as...
- whiff a shot
- whiff a serve
Usage tips
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noun
A slight or brief smell of something.
I caught a whiff of her perfume as she walked past.
Often appears as...
- catch a whiff
- get a whiff
noun
An intake of air or smoke.
He took a long whiff of the fresh air outside.
Often appears as...
- take a whiff
- deep whiff
verb
To sniff or smell something briefly.
He whiffed the coffee to enjoy its aroma.
Often appears as...
- whiff the air
- whiff around
noun
A brief or faint indication or sign of something.
There is a whiff of controversy surrounding the election result.
Often appears as...
- whiff of suspicion
- whiff of controversy
verb
To miss (the ball or shuttlecock) in a stroke.
He whiffed a simple shot at the 18th hole.
Often appears as...
- whiff a shot
- whiff a serve
Usage tips
Sports
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Subtle Awareness
Used when a smell is not strong but just noticeable enough to recognize.
A whiff of jasmine tickled my senses in the garden.
Pro Tip 2/2Brief Encounter
Emphasizes short duration when encountering smells briefly.
Walking by the bakery, I caught a whiff of fresh bread.
Pro Tip 1/2Subtle Awareness
Used when a smell is not strong but just noticeable enough to recognize.
A whiff of jasmine tickled my senses in the garden.
Pro Tip 2/2Brief Encounter
Emphasizes short duration when encountering smells briefly.
Walking by the bakery, I caught a whiff of fresh bread.
Pro Tip 1/2Subtle Awareness
Used when a smell is not strong but just noticeable enough to recognize.
A whiff of jasmine tickled my senses in the garden.
Pro Tip 2/2Brief Encounter
Emphasizes short duration when encountering smells briefly.
Walking by the bakery, I caught a whiff of fresh bread.
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This Is What It's Like...
there was a rose and I concentrated very very very hard and I got a faint whiff of it and that was probably the only time in my life that I've ever smelled anything I went for a jog one morning in August it was early in the morning it was raining they were playing movies in the park it was the summertime they were
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How health workers are...
sometimes what we don't do is as important as what we do do and so people are always worried that they haven't done enough but remember that restraint is so important here and one example I'll give is every time there's a whiff of promise around a medication people
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"You Have the Rite" PIPE...
I'm wearing the boy's shoes, and the tune in my head is the goodbye that I almost never said, a goodbye the length of a requiem, a kiss, a whiff of his neck, the length of a revelation and a request flying high in the friendly sky without ever leaving the ground.
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Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
strong feeling that we might have driven over some of Tandy's poo there's a very characteristic smell of leopard scat Alliance cat smells very similar it's a deathly decaying meaty sort of smell and that was the first whiff we got on
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What causes body odor? -...
Most of us don’t need more than one whiff to identify that generally unpleasant, characteristic smell we call body odor. But it’s a surprisingly complex phenomenon influenced by our genetic makeup, age, diet, and hygiene.
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Wombats Poo Cubes! PIPE...
Now, what about these have a whiff first. Oh that's what i could smell they are stinky. No come on this is nice stuff isn't it, let's have a look at that there. Yes! Look at that, beautiful!
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These Rats Can Detect...
to the smell of the virus, and then to indicate when they have smelt it. Once this is done, the rats know that a whiff of TB results in a tasty treat.
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Best Polar Bear Moments...
the search may be a long one polar bears have an extraordinarily sensitive sense of smell and she has caught a faint whiff of something promising
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Zoo Quest For A Dragon...
but now he caught a whiff of the smell of the suspended bait
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Attenborough Catches a...
but now he caught a whiff of the smell of the suspended bait
Video examples
This Is What It's Like...
there was a rose and I concentrated very very very hard and I got a faint whiff of it and that was probably the only time in my life that I've ever smelled anything I went for a jog one morning in August it was early in the morning it was raining they were playing movies in the park it was the summertime they were
Video examples
How health workers are...
sometimes what we don't do is as important as what we do do and so people are always worried that they haven't done enough but remember that restraint is so important here and one example I'll give is every time there's a whiff of promise around a medication people
Video examples
"You Have the Rite" PIPE...
I'm wearing the boy's shoes, and the tune in my head is the goodbye that I almost never said, a goodbye the length of a requiem, a kiss, a whiff of his neck, the length of a revelation and a request flying high in the friendly sky without ever leaving the ground.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
strong feeling that we might have driven over some of Tandy's poo there's a very characteristic smell of leopard scat Alliance cat smells very similar it's a deathly decaying meaty sort of smell and that was the first whiff we got on
Video examples
What causes body odor? -...
Most of us don’t need more than one whiff to identify that generally unpleasant, characteristic smell we call body odor. But it’s a surprisingly complex phenomenon influenced by our genetic makeup, age, diet, and hygiene.
Video examples
Wombats Poo Cubes! PIPE...
Now, what about these have a whiff first. Oh that's what i could smell they are stinky. No come on this is nice stuff isn't it, let's have a look at that there. Yes! Look at that, beautiful!
Video examples
These Rats Can Detect...
to the smell of the virus, and then to indicate when they have smelt it. Once this is done, the rats know that a whiff of TB results in a tasty treat.
Video examples
Best Polar Bear Moments...
the search may be a long one polar bears have an extraordinarily sensitive sense of smell and she has caught a faint whiff of something promising
Video examples
Zoo Quest For A Dragon...
but now he caught a whiff of the smell of the suspended bait
Video examples
Attenborough Catches a...
but now he caught a whiff of the smell of the suspended bait
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Quote examples
Porter Stansberry
American Publisher
There is no doubt in my mind that as central banks begin to abandon the dollar, there will be an enormous amount of monetary demand for silver and the silver ratio will plummet. If you look at all of the monetary crises over the last 100 years, any time that there has been even a whiff of a collapse of the dollar, the silver ratio has soared.
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Billy Collins
American Poet
When I was a young man, I understood that poetry was two things - it was difficult to understand, but you could understand that the poet was miserable. So for a while there, I wrote poems that were hard to understand, even by me, but gave off whiffs of misery.
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Rosecrans Baldwin
American Novelist
In our town, Halloween was terrifying and thrilling, and there was a whiff of homicide. We'd travel by foot in the dark for miles, collecting candy, watching out for adults who seemed too eager to give us treats.
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William Butler Yeats
Irish Poet
This melancholy London - I sometimes imagine that the souls of the lost are compelled to walk through its streets perpetually. One feels them passing like a whiff of air.
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Jim Justice
American Politician
The last thing I want is a conflict of interest between my family's businesses and state government. Even the slightest whiff of a conflict won't fly with me.
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Joshua Foer
American Journalist
Kissing could have begun as a way of sniffing out who's who. From a whiff to a kiss was just a short trip across the face.
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Brad Schneider
American Politician
While I've been in Congress, I've never experienced a whiff of anti-Semitism. In my life, I have experienced very little.
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Leona Lewis
British Musician
I trust every single person around me, and if I feel even a whiff of uncertainty I won't have that person around me.
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Benedict Cumberbatch
English Actor
I drive a motorbike, so there is the whiff of the grim reaper round every corner, especially in London.
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Drew Pinsky
American Celebrity
A little whiff of a mental health issue never hurt anybody.
Quote examples
Porter Stansberry
American Publisher
There is no doubt in my mind that as central banks begin to abandon the dollar, there will be an enormous amount of monetary demand for silver and the silver ratio will plummet. If you look at all of the monetary crises over the last 100 years, any time that there has been even a whiff of a collapse of the dollar, the silver ratio has soared.
Quote examples
Billy Collins
American Poet
When I was a young man, I understood that poetry was two things - it was difficult to understand, but you could understand that the poet was miserable. So for a while there, I wrote poems that were hard to understand, even by me, but gave off whiffs of misery.
Quote examples
Rosecrans Baldwin
American Novelist
In our town, Halloween was terrifying and thrilling, and there was a whiff of homicide. We'd travel by foot in the dark for miles, collecting candy, watching out for adults who seemed too eager to give us treats.
Quote examples
William Butler Yeats
Irish Poet
This melancholy London - I sometimes imagine that the souls of the lost are compelled to walk through its streets perpetually. One feels them passing like a whiff of air.
Quote examples
Jim Justice
American Politician
The last thing I want is a conflict of interest between my family's businesses and state government. Even the slightest whiff of a conflict won't fly with me.
Quote examples
Joshua Foer
American Journalist
Kissing could have begun as a way of sniffing out who's who. From a whiff to a kiss was just a short trip across the face.
Quote examples
Brad Schneider
American Politician
While I've been in Congress, I've never experienced a whiff of anti-Semitism. In my life, I have experienced very little.
Quote examples
Leona Lewis
British Musician
I trust every single person around me, and if I feel even a whiff of uncertainty I won't have that person around me.
Quote examples
Benedict Cumberbatch
English Actor
I drive a motorbike, so there is the whiff of the grim reaper round every corner, especially in London.
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Drew Pinsky
American Celebrity
A little whiff of a mental health issue never hurt anybody.
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