whiff : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: whiff	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for whiff
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whiff n a short light gust of air [syn: puff, puff of air, whiff] a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike v perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume" Synonym(s): sniff, whiff drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds" strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe" Synonym(s): puff, whiff utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. --Shak. The skipper, he blew a whiff from his pipe, And a scornful laugh laughed he. --Longfellow. 2. A glimpse; a hasty view. [Prov. Eng.] 3. (Zo[94]l.) The marysole, or sail fluke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whiff \Whiff\, v. i. To emit whiffs, as of smoke; to puff.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marysole \Ma"ry*sole\, n. [Mary, the proper name + sole the fish.] (Zo[94]l.) A large British fluke, or flounder ({Rhombus megastoma}); -- called also {carter}, and {whiff}.