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whiff
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural whiffs
plural whiffs
Learner's definition of WHIFF
1
[count] : a slight smell of something : an odor that is weak淡淡的气味
- I got/caught a whiff of new paint when I entered the room.我走进房间时闻到一股淡淡的新漆味。
- a whiff of perfume淡淡的香水味
2
[singular] : a slight trace or indication些许痕迹（或迹象）
- The incident had a whiff [=hint] of scandal about it.这个事件牵扯到一些丑闻。
- I detected a whiff of sarcasm in her voice.我察觉出她的语气中带有些许讽刺意味。
3
[count] baseball, informal : strikeout
- The pitcher had eight whiffs during the game.那名投手在比赛中使对方八次三击不中出局。
2 whiff /ˈwɪf/ verb
whiffs; whiffed; whiffing
2 whiff
/ˈwɪf/
verb
whiffs; whiffed; whiffing
Learner's definition of WHIFF
US, informal
1
[+ object] : to notice (a smell)闻到（气味）
- He whiffed a strong odor of perfume.他闻到一股强烈的香水味。
2
baseball
a [+ object] of a pitcher : to cause (a batter) to be out by pitching three strikes（投手）使（击球手）三击不中出局
- The pitcher whiffed [=struck out] three batters in a row.这名投手使三名击球手接连三击不中出局。
b [no object] of a batter : to make an out by getting three strikes（击球手）三击不中出局
- The batter whiffed [=struck out] twice during the game.那场比赛中，这名击球手两次三击不中出局。
3
: to fail to hit (something)未击中
[+ object]
- The golfer nearly whiffed the shot.这名高尔夫球手差点没击中这一球。
[no object]
- The golfer nearly whiffed on the shot.这名高尔夫球手差点没击中这一球。
whiffed; whiffing; whiffs
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun I got a whiff of new paint when I entered the room. I detected a whiff of sarcasm in her voice. The pitcher had eight whiffs during the game. Verb He whiffed a strong odor of perfume. The golfer nearly whiffed the shot. The golfer nearly whiffed on the shot. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Stephanie Hayes, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 Scent has the unique power to transport you to another location, headspace, or moment in time — all in just one whiff. Allure Editors, Allure, 13 Sep. 2022 From the first murder victim’s wise-ass narration to the over-exertions of Daniel Pemberton’s score, which swerves between jauntiness and intrigue, the production gives off a moldy whiff of desperation. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2022 Poy-Sian is ubiquitous in Thailand, where everyone from motorcycle drivers to office workers rely on a whiff of its acute herbal scent—a combination of menthol, camphor, eucalyptus, and borneol oils—to stay energized. Emily Wilson, Bon Appétit, 3 Sep. 2022 So yes, there is precedent, and a whiff of hope that things could turn out to be just peachy. Michael Silver, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2022 His four-seamer was effective, too, drawing four called strikes and one whiff in nine uses. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2022 The marketing move also gives the prestige TV property just enough of a whiff of cinematic pedigree to possibly pull in viewers who might have otherwise ignored a straight-to-streaming release. Adario Strange, Quartz, 22 Aug. 2022 This year’s run expansion includes no small measure of that organic crossover, but the move does distinguish itself in some ways—chief among them its sense of purpose, of orchestration, the whiff of corporate savvy hanging about it. Amanda Loudin, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2022 David Sims, The Atlantic, 2 June 2022 But White struck out Machado with an 85-mph slider, and Bruihl came on to whiff Jake Cronenworth with an 88-mph slider up in the zone. Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 Of 17 swings against Zimmermann’s change up, the Guardians didn’t whiff once. Matt Cohen, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2022 In the fourth inning, Mahle got Pirates shortstop Diego Castillo to whiff at a fastball by his hands and a slider in the dirt on consecutive pitches. Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 14 May 2022 That pitch only got the Pirates to whiff three times on Saturday. Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 15 May 2022 The punches whiff, the sound effects are clumsy, and the score by Alyana Cabral and Pan De Coco is deadpan hysterical. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 Feb. 2022 The punches whiff, the sound effects are clumsy, and the score by Alyana Cabral and Pan De Coco is deadpan hysterical. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 Feb. 2022 The punches whiff, the sound effects are clumsy, and the score by Alyana Cabral and Pan De Coco is deadpan hysterical. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 Feb. 2022 See More
Noun
No whiff of spendiness, scamminess, certainly not the word that starts with D and ends with T-H. Not even photos of chicken bones on buffet tables. Stephanie Hayes, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 Scent has the unique power to transport you to another location, headspace, or moment in time — all in just one whiff. Allure Editors, Allure, 13 Sep. 2022 From the first murder victim’s wise-ass narration to the over-exertions of Daniel Pemberton’s score, which swerves between jauntiness and intrigue, the production gives off a moldy whiff of desperation. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2022 Poy-Sian is ubiquitous in Thailand, where everyone from motorcycle drivers to office workers rely on a whiff of its acute herbal scent—a combination of menthol, camphor, eucalyptus, and borneol oils—to stay energized. Emily Wilson, Bon Appétit, 3 Sep. 2022 So yes, there is precedent, and a whiff of hope that things could turn out to be just peachy. Michael Silver, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2022 His four-seamer was effective, too, drawing four called strikes and one whiff in nine uses. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2022 The marketing move also gives the prestige TV property just enough of a whiff of cinematic pedigree to possibly pull in viewers who might have otherwise ignored a straight-to-streaming release. Adario Strange, Quartz, 22 Aug. 2022 This year’s run expansion includes no small measure of that organic crossover, but the move does distinguish itself in some ways—chief among them its sense of purpose, of orchestration, the whiff of corporate savvy hanging about it. Amanda Loudin, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2022 Verb
But Crimes of the Future has an elegiac whiff to it nonetheless. David Sims, The Atlantic, 2 June 2022 But White struck out Machado with an 85-mph slider, and Bruihl came on to whiff Jake Cronenworth with an 88-mph slider up in the zone. Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 Of 17 swings against Zimmermann’s change up, the Guardians didn’t whiff once. Matt Cohen, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2022 In the fourth inning, Mahle got Pirates shortstop Diego Castillo to whiff at a fastball by his hands and a slider in the dirt on consecutive pitches. Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 14 May 2022 That pitch only got the Pirates to whiff three times on Saturday. Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 15 May 2022 The punches whiff, the sound effects are clumsy, and the score by Alyana Cabral and Pan De Coco is deadpan hysterical. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 Feb. 2022 The punches whiff, the sound effects are clumsy, and the score by Alyana Cabral and Pan De Coco is deadpan hysterical. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 Feb. 2022 The punches whiff, the sound effects are clumsy, and the score by Alyana Cabral and Pan De Coco is deadpan hysterical. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
imitative
First Known Use
Noun
1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1591, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of whiff was in 1591 Phrases Containing whiff
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