Whiff | Mean of whiff in English Dictionary

/ˈwɪf/

• Noun
• a slight smell of something
1. I got/caught a whiff of new paint when I entered the room.
2. a whiff of perfume
• a slight trace or indication
1. The incident had a whiff [=hint] of scandal about it.
2. I detected a whiff of sarcasm in her voice.
• Verb
• to notice (a smell)
1. He whiffed a strong odor of perfume.

• to cause (a batter) to be out by pitching three strikes
1. The pitcher whiffed [=struck out] three batters in a row.
• to make an out by getting three strikes
1. The batter whiffed [=struck out] twice during the game.
• to fail to hit (something)
1. The golfer nearly whiffed the shot.
2. The golfer nearly whiffed on the shot.