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Related / Similar Words: puff, puff of air, sniff

Definition:

a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike;

a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil;

a short light gust of air;

utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer";

smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe";

strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third;

drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds";

perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume";

See Also: sniff out, scent out, smell out, nose out

Hyponyms: horned whiff, Citharichthys cornutus

Member Meronyms: Citharichthys, genus Citharichthys

Derivational Morphology: puff, puff of air, drag, pull, puffing, whiffer, sniff, snuff, sniffer

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