whiffs in English

noun

1

a smell that is only smelled briefly or faintly.

I caught a whiff of peachy perfume

synonyms: faint smell, trace, sniff, scent, odor, aroma

2

a puff or breath of air or smoke.

It puffed a whiff of smoke and crouched down to their level.

synonyms: puff, gust, flurry, breath, draft, waft

3

(chiefly in baseball or golf) an unsuccessful attempt to hit the ball.

Expect a lot of foul balls and whiffs until you adjust to the speed.

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.

noun

faint smell, trace, sniff, scent, odor, aroma
trace, hint, suggestion, impression, suspicion, soupçon, smidgen, nuance, intimation, tinge, vein, shred, whisper, air, element, overtone
puff, gust, flurry, breath, draft, waft
puff

verb

sniff, puff
sniff
puff

Use "whiffs" in a sentence

1. Whiffs of this world’s “air” have thus drifted your way.

2. Why, the smoke-saturated, filthy air drifts over, and we get whiffs of it!

3. 11 But what do you do when whiffs of this world’s “air” come your way?