to whiff

Examples

• All

• He likes to whiff his favorite cigar after dinner.

• She liked to whiff cigars on the porch after dinner.

• He took a deep whiff from his pipe and blew smoke into the air.

• She whiffed the pipe and smiled contentedly.

• He took a long whiff of the smoke before giving it a good exhale.

• After finishing his cigar, he let out a satisfying whiff into the air.

• She enjoyed taking a whiff of her pipe tobacco as she relaxed on the porch.

Synonyms

S

to smoke

vsto whiff

∞ 1.0

To breathe in and out the fumes of tobacco

focuses on a strong outward breath rather than general inhaling and exhaling

D

to drag

vsto whiff

12 8.1

To breathe in air or smoke strongly

emphasizes a strong outward breath rather than a forceful inward pull

P

to puff

vsto whiff

8 2.5

To inhale and exhale smoke from a cigarette or pipe

exhales forcefully as a single strong breath not light repeated breaths

Idioms

A

a whiff of

23 4.4

A small, faint smell you notice briefly

C

to catch a whiff

4 5.1

To notice a small smell of something for a short time

Phrasal Verbs

G

to get a whiff

11 4.7

Smell something briefly, often a strong scent

Compounds

W

whiff of perfume

1 3.0

A short soft smell of perfume in the air

H

horned whiff

• Specialized

9.9

A flat fish with small horn-like bumps on its head that lives on sandy sea bottoms in warm Atlantic waters

Q

quick whiff

5.4

A short breath you take to smell something

S

skew-whiff

• UK

9.9

Not straight or level but turned a little to one side

How Strong

to blow

711 1.0

to whiff

7.8

to exhale

62 2.6

puff

22 2.7

Surface Forms

Etymology