Noun

• 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)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• W: (adj) puffy (puffy%3:00:00:stormy:00) [Related to: puff] (blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts) "puffy off-shore winds"; "gusty winds"
• W: (v) whiff (whiff%2:38:00::) [Related to: whiff] (drive or carry as if by a puff of air) "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"
• W: (v) whiff (whiff%2:32:00::) [Related to: whiff] (utter with a puff of air) "whiff out a prayer"
• 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)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) strikeout (strikeout%1:04:00::) (an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes)
• S: (n) whiff (whiff%1:04:00::) (a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike)
• derivationally related form

Verb

• 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"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) whiff (whiff%2:32:00::) (utter with a puff of air) "whiff out a prayer"