Whiff

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A glimpse; a hasty view.

II. Whiff ·noun The marysole, or sail fluke.

III. Whiff ·vi To emit whiffs, as of smoke; to Puff.

IV. Whiff ·vt To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away.

V. Whiff ·vt To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to Puff.

VI. Whiff ·noun A sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a quick puff or slight gust, as of air or smoke.

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