·noun The act of one who, or that which, whiffs.
II. Whiffing ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Whiff.
III. Whiffing ·noun A mode of fishing with a hand line for pollack, mackerel, and the like.
Catching mackerel with a hook and line from a boat going pretty fast through the water. ...
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