whiff

/wˈɪf/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a short light gust 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

verb

1. perceive by inhaling through the nose
   “sniff the perfume”
2. drive or carry as if by a puff of air
   “The gust of air whiffed away the clouds”
3. strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
4. smoke and exhale strongly
   “puff a cigar”
5. utter with a puff of air
   “whiff out a prayer”

Synonyms for whiff

• puff
• puff of air
• sniff

Words that rhyme with whiff

• stiff
• riff
• sniff
• biff
• hieroglyph
• cliff
• petroglyph
• skiff
• tiff
• briarcliff
• clif
• cliffe
• dif
• diff
• giff
• griff
• if
• jif
• kiff
• liff
• liffe
• mcgriff
• mcniff
• riffe
• schiff
• shiff
• woodcliff
• ziff