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S: (n) puff (puff%1:19:00::), puff of air (puff_of_air%1:19:00::), whiff (whiff%1:19:00::) (a short light gust of air)
S: (n) whiff (whiff%1:05:00::) (a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil)
S: (n) whiff (whiff%1:04:00::) (a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike)

S: (v) sniff (sniff%2:39:00::), whiff (whiff%2:39:00::) (perceive by inhaling through the nose) "sniff the perfume"
S: (v) whiff (whiff%2:38:00::) (drive or carry as if by a puff of air) "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"
S: (v) whiff (whiff%2:35:00::) (strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third)
S: (v) puff (puff%2:34:01::), whiff (whiff%2:34:02::) (smoke and exhale strongly) "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"

W: (n) puff (puff%1:04:00::) [Related to: puff] (a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)) "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

W: (n) puffing (puffing%1:04:02::) [Related to: puff] (blowing tobacco smoke out into the air) "they smoked up the room with their ceaseless puffing"

S: (v) whiff (whiff%2:32:00::) (utter with a puff of air) "whiff out a prayer"

S: (v) talk (talk%2:32:00::), speak (speak%2:32:00::), utter (utter%2:32:00::), mouth (mouth%2:32:00::), verbalize (verbalize%2:32:00::), verbalise (verbalise%2:32:00::) (express in speech) "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

S: (v) communicate (communicate%2:32:00::), intercommunicate (intercommunicate%2:32:00::) (transmit thoughts or feelings) "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"

S: (v) interact (interact%2:41:00::) (act together or towards others or with others) "He should interact more with his colleagues"

S: (v) act (act%2:41:00::), move (move%2:41:00::) (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)) "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"