whiff — [[t](h)wɪ̱f[/t]] whiffs 1) N COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n If there is a whiff of a particular smell, you smell it only slightly or only for a brief period of time, for example as you walk past someone or something. He caught a whiff of her perfume … English dictionary
whiff — [wıf] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From the sound of a light movement of air carrying a smell] 1.) a very slight smell of something whiff of ▪ a whiff of tobacco get/catch a whiff of sth ▪ As she walked past, I caught a whiff of her perfume. 2.) a … Dictionary of contemporary English
whiff — [ wıf, hwıf ] noun singular 1. ) a slight smell of something: Opening the door, she caught a whiff of cigarette smoke. 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY a slight amount or sign of something: a whiff of danger … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whiff — [hwif, wif] n. [echoic] 1. a light puff or gust of air or wind; breath 2. a slight wave or gust of odor; faint momentary smell [a whiff of garlic] 3. an inhaling or exhaling, as of tobacco smoke ☆ 4. Informal a complete miss when attempting to… … English World dictionary
whiff — ► NOUN 1) a smell that is smelt only briefly or faintly. 2) Brit. informal an unpleasant smell. 3) a trace or hint of something bad or exciting. 4) a puff or breath of air or smoke. ► VERB 1) get a brief or faint smell of. 2) … English terms dictionary
whiff — noun (C) 1 a very slight smell of something (+ of): a whiff of garlic | get/catch a whiff of: As she walked past, I caught a whiff of her perfume. 2 a whiff of danger/adventure/freedom etc a slight sign that something dangerous, exciting etc… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
whiff — UK [wɪf] / US / US [hwɪf] noun [singular] 1) a slight smell of something Opening the door, she caught a whiff of cigarette smoke. 2) mainly literary a slight amount or sign of something a whiff of danger … English dictionary
whiff of — associated with something illegal or taboo From the smell: ... we got a definite whiff of march hare. (Monkhouse, 1993 somebody was acting strangely) Carlyle s whiff of grapeshot was the firing on the Paris mob by Napoleon which… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Something Else (Robin Thicke album) — Infobox Album Name = Something Else Type = studio Artist = Robin Thicke Released = September 30, 2008 Recorded = 2007 mdash; 2008 Length = 50:21 Genre = Soul, R B Label = Star Trak, Interscope Producer = Robin Thicke, Pro J Reviews = *Allmusic… … Wikipedia
whiff — whiff1 noun 1》 a smell that is smelt only briefly or faintly. ↘Brit. informal an unpleasant smell. 2》 a trace or hint of something bad or exciting: a whiff of danger. 3》 a puff or breath of air or smoke. 4》 N. Amer. informal an unsuccessful… … English new terms dictionary
whiff-sniffer — AND wiff sniffer n. a prohibitionist; someone always alert for the smell of alcohol on someone’s breath. (Prohibition.) □ Martin is something of a whiff sniffer. □ No wiff sniffer is going to tell me what to do … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
