whiffing in English

verb
1
get a brief or faint smell of.
he screwed up his nose as if he'd whiffed Limburger
2
(chiefly in baseball or golf) try unsuccessfully to hit the ball.
Most of the time the fielders are just standing around while the batters are whiffing and, all of a sudden, the fielder makes an error on a ground ball because he is not ready.
verb

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1. 🔊 Whiffing my Aunts freshly backed loaves of bread while still in the oven, I was Besotted by the smell

2. Blazers Backcourt will be electric with Norman Powell, but whiffing on Aaron Gordon is massive disappointment Gordon was a perfect fit and was seemingly there for the taking