Word

whiff, v.
(whiffed, whiffing, whiffs)

utter with a puff of air
<verb.communication>

whiff

sample sentences

"whiff out a prayer"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

whiff

semantic pointers

hypernym

speak, talk, mouth, utter, verbalize, verbalise

smoke and exhale strongly
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

puff whiff

sample sentences

"puff a cigar"
"whiff a pipe"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

puffing puff

semantic pointers

hypernym

smoke

strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
<verb.contact>

whiff

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

whiff whiffer

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

baseball, baseball game, ball

hypernym

strike out

drive or carry as if by a puff of air
<verb.motion>

whiff

sample sentences

"The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

whiff

semantic pointers

hypernym

blow

perceive by inhaling through the nose
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

sniff whiff

sample sentences

"sniff the perfume"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sniff sniffer

also see

sniff out

semantic pointers

hypernym

smell