whiff
Having a strong or unpleasant odourHaving a strong or unpleasant odour.
» Take a whiff.
Riech mal! — regnewrum
Почувствуй легкий запах. — mutternoise
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(informal)Having a strong or unpleasant odour.
Examples
6 sentencesTake a whiff.
ruПочувствуй легкий запах. — mutternoise
deRiech mal! — regnewrum
Dmitri took a whiff of the food.
The whiff of smelly feet indicated that Tom was at home.
deDer Geruch nach Käsefüßen kündigte an, dass Tom zu Hause war. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He had a whiff at my fart and fanned it back to me.
Scratching his armpit and giving his finger a whiff, Tom jolted away from his hand.
Origin
The noun is possibly:The noun is possibly:
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Forms
more whiff, most whiff| Comparative | more whiff Lesson |
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| Superlative | most whiff Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
30 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.