whiff

1. (transitive)To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.

   дутьdutʹ, ве́ятьvéjatʹ

   drive or carry as if by a puff of air

2. (transitive)To say (something) with an exhalation of breath.

3. (transitive)To inhale or exhale (smoke from tobacco, etc.) from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement; to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff.

   smoke and exhale strongly

4. (transitive)To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.

   принюхиватьсяprinjuxivatʹsja

5. (US, slang, transitive)Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.

   strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third

6. (intransitive)To move in a way that causes a light gust of air, or a whistling sound.

7. (intransitive)To be carried, or move as if carried, by a puff of air; to waft.

   utter with a puff of air

8. (intransitive)To smoke a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.

9. (intransitive)To smell; to sniff.

10. (intransitive, slang)To give off or have an unpleasant smell; to stink.

11. (US, intransitive, slang)Especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball; hence (baseball), of a batter: to strike out; to fan.

12. (broadly, intransitive, slang)To fail spectacularly.

1. Take a whiff.

   ruПочувствуй легкий запах.

   deRiech mal!

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2. Dmitri took a whiff of the food.

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3. The whiff of smelly feet indicated that Tom was at home.

   deDer Geruch nach Käsefüßen kündigte an, dass Tom zu Hause war.

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4. He had a whiff at my fart and fanned it back to me.

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5. Scratching his armpit and giving his finger a whiff, Tom jolted away from his hand.

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