whiff

1. A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.

   Hauch

   дунове́ниеdunovénije

   a short light gust of air

2. A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.

   затя́жкаzatjážka

3. An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.

   Hauch

   запашокzapašok

4. A small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.; specifically (obsolete), chiefly in take the whiff: a puff of tobacco smoke.

5. A flag used as a signal.

6. Any of a number of flatfish such as (dated) the lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) and now, especially, the megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and (with a descriptive word) a species of large-tooth flounder or sand flounder (family Paralichthyidae).

7. (figuratively)A slight sign of something; a burst, a glimpse, a hint.

8. (figuratively)A slight attack or touch.

9. (figuratively)A characteristic quality of something; a flavour, a savour, a taste.

10. (figuratively)A sound like that of air passing through a small opening; a short or soft whistle.

11. (US, figuratively, slang)A failure to hit a ball in various sports (for example, golf); a miss.

12. A failure to hit a ball in various sports (for example, golf); a miss.

    (US, figuratively, slang)From the batter's perspective: a strike.

    a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike

1. Take a whiff.

   ruПочувствуй легкий запах. — mutternoise

   deRiech mal! — regnewrum

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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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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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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