whiff

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
2. 2
   A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
3. 3
   A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe: A cigarette or small cigar.
4. 4
   An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.
5. 5
   A small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.; specifically (obsolete), chiefly in take the whiff: a puff of tobacco smoke.
6. 6
   A flag used as a signal.
7. 7
   Any of a number of flatfish such as (dated) the lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) and now, especially, the megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and (with a descriptive word) a species of large-tooth flounder or sand flounder (family Paralichthyidae).
8. 8
   A slight sign of something; a burst, a glimpse, a hint.
9. 9
   A slight attack or touch.
10. 10
    A characteristic quality of something; a flavour, a savour, a taste.
11. 11
    A sound like that of air passing through a small opening; a short or soft whistle.
12. 12
    A failure to hit a ball in various sports (for example, golf); a miss.
13. 13
    A failure to hit a ball in various sports (for example, golf); a miss: From the batter's perspective: a strike.
14. 14
    An expulsion of explosive or shot.
15. 15
    An outrigged boat for one person propelled by oar.
16. 16
    A sip of an alcoholic beverage.

Verb

1. 1
   To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.
2. 2
   To say (something) with an exhalation of breath.
3. 3
   To inhale or exhale (smoke from tobacco, etc.) from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement; to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff.
4. 4
   To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.
5. 5
   To shoot (someone) with a firearm; hence, to assassinate or kill (someone).
6. 6
   Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.
7. 7
   To consume (an alcoholic beverage).
8. 8
   To move in a way that causes a light gust of air, or a whistling sound.
9. 9
   To be carried, or move as if carried, by a puff of air; to waft.
10. 10
    To smoke a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
11. 11
    To smell; to sniff.
12. 12
    To give off or have an unpleasant smell; to stink.
13. 13
    Especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball; hence (baseball), of a batter: to strike out; to fan.
14. 14
    To fail spectacularly.
15. 15
    In fighting games, to execute a move that fails to hit the opponent.
16. 16
    To catch fish by dragging a handline near the surface of the water from a moving boat.

Adjective

1. 1
   Having a strong or unpleasant odour.

Interjection

1. 1
   Used to indicate a sound like that of air passing through a small opening, that is, a short or soft whistle.