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Meaning of whiff

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  whiff
      n 1: a short light gust of air [syn: {puff}, {puff of air},
           {whiff}]
      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
      v 1: perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume"
           [syn: {sniff}, {whiff}]
      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"; "whiff a pipe"
         [syn: {puff}, {whiff}]
      5: utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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