Definition of "whiff" in Anglais

noun

A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.
A small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.; specifically (obsolete), chiefly in take the whiff: a puff of tobacco smoke.
A flag used as a signal.
Any of a number of flatfish such as (dated) the lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) and now, especially, the megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and (with a descriptive word) a species of large-tooth flounder or sand flounder (family Paralichthyidae).
A slight sign of something; a burst, a glimpse, a hint.
A slight attack or touch.
A characteristic quality of something; a flavour, a savour, a taste.
A sound like that of air passing through a small opening; a short or soft whistle.
A failure to hit a ball in various sports (for example, golf); a miss.
(archaic) An expulsion of explosive or shot.
(nautical) An outrigged boat for one person propelled by oar.
(obsolete) A sip of an alcoholic beverage.

verb

To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.
To say (something) with an exhalation of breath.
To inhale or exhale (smoke from tobacco, etc.) from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement; to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff.
To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.
To shoot (someone) with a firearm; hence, to assassinate or kill (someone).
Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.
To consume (an alcoholic beverage).
To move in a way that causes a light gust of air, or a whistling sound.
To be carried, or move as if carried, by a puff of air; to waft.
To smoke a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
To smell; to sniff.
To give off or have an unpleasant smell; to stink.
Especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball; hence (baseball), of a batter: to strike out; to fan.
To fail spectacularly.
In fighting games, to execute a move that fails to hit the opponent.
To catch fish by dragging a handline near the surface of the water from a moving boat.