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)
• 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)

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)
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• S: (v) puff (puff%2:34:01::), whiff (whiff%2:34:02::) (smoke and exhale strongly) "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
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• 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"
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• Somebody ----s something
• S: (v) whiff (whiff%2:32:00::) (utter with a puff of air) "whiff out a prayer"
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• Somebody ----s something