whiff

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

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

   “Purrus at Pryam driues, but all in rage, / Strikes vvide, but vvith the vvhiffe and vvinde / Of his fell ſvvord, th'unnerued father falles.”

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

   “Sog[liardo]. […] [D]oe you profeſſe theſe ſleights in Tabacco? / […] / Shift. Yes as ſoone ſir; he ſhall receiue the 1, 2, and 3 VVhiffe, if it pleaſe him, & (vpon the receit) take his horſe, drinke his three cups of Canarie, and expoſe one at Hounſlovv, a ſecond at Stanes, and a third at Bagſhot.”

3. isim A cigarette or small cigar.
4. isim An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.

   “And then, ſo nice, and ſo genteel; / Such Cleanlineſs from Head to Heel: / No Humours groſs, or frowzy Steams, / No noiſom Whiffs, or ſweaty Streams, / Before, behind, above, below, / Could from her taintleſs Body flow.”

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

   “Shift. […] His cheef exerciſes are taking the VVhiffe, ſquiring a Cocatrice, and making priuie ſearches for Imparters.”

6. isim A flag used as a signal.

   “When the Indiaman was within a mile, the stranger threw out neutral colours, and hoisted a whiff, half-mast down, as a signal that she was in distress.”

7. isim 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).
8. isim A slight sign of something; a burst, a glimpse, a hint.

   “[A] vvhiff of military pride had puff'd out his ſhirt at the vvriſt; and upon that in a black leather thong clipp'd into a taſſel beyond the knot, hung the Corporal's ſtick— […]”

9. isim A slight attack or touch.
10. isim A characteristic quality of something; a flavour, a savour, a taste.
11. isim A sound like that of air passing through a small opening; a short or soft whistle.

    “Nic. anſvver'd little to that, but immediately pull'd out a Boatſvvain's VVhistle; upon the firſt VVhiff, the Tradeſmen came jumping into the Room, […]”

12. isim A failure to hit a ball in various sports (for example, golf); a miss.
13. isim From the batter's perspective: a strike.
14. isim An expulsion of explosive or shot.

    “Singular: in old Broglie's time, six years ago, this Whiff of Grapeshot was promised: but it could not be given then; could not have profited then.”

15. isim An outrigged boat for one person propelled by oar.
16. isim A sip of an alcoholic beverage.

    “Fly about vvhither thou vvilt, […] thou ſhalt no vvhere finde reſt for the ſoles of thy feet, but in this Arke of Chriſts perfect righteouſneſſe: In vaine ſhalt thou ſeeke it […] in beds of luſt, cheſts of Mammon, vvhiffes and draughts of intoxication, ſongs of ribaldry, ſports of recreation; […]”

17. fiil To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.

    “Five weeks ago, when they kissed the hand of Majesty, the mode he took got nothing but censure; and then his 'sincere attachment,' how was it scornfully whiffed aside!”

18. fiil To say (something) with an exhalation of breath.

    “[H]e ſat ſolitary and penſive vvith his pipe—looking at his lame leg—then vvhiffing out a ſentimental heigh ho! vvhich mixing vvith the ſmoak, incommoded no one mortal.”

19. fiil To inhale or exhale (smoke from tobacco, etc.) from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement; to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff.

    “VVhat pleaſure tak'ſt thou in that breath, vvhich dravvs & vvhiffs perpetuall fears?”

20. fiil To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.

    “Come, come, my deare, and let us both retire / And vvhiffe the dainties of the fragrant fields: […]”

21. fiil To shoot (someone) with a firearm; hence, to assassinate or kill (someone).

    “Arms are the one thing needful: with arms we are an unconquerable man-defying National Guard; without arms, a rabble to be whiffed with grapeshot.”

22. fiil Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.
23. fiil To consume (an alcoholic beverage).

    “Hee therefore that would ſtriue to faſhion his leggs to his ſilke ſtockins, and his proud gate to his broad garters, let him whiffe downe theſe obſeruations; […]”

24. fiil To move in a way that causes a light gust of air, or a whistling sound.
25. fiil To be carried, or move as if carried, by a puff of air; to waft.

    “[…] I have sought to stay myself, in falling, against what looked to be a solid trunk, and the whole thing has whiffed away at my touch like a sheet of paper.”

26. fiil To smoke a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.

    “Morrow Captaine Tucca, vvill you vvhiffe this morning?”

27. fiil To smell; to sniff.
28. fiil To give off or have an unpleasant smell; to stink.

    “She [a dead cat]—is—there, gettin' ready to surprise 'em. Presently she'll begin to whisper to 'em in their dreams. Then she'll whiff. Golly, how she'll whiff!”

29. fiil Especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball; hence (baseball), of a batter: to strike out; to fan.

    “"Casey Bat". You can't help but swing this bat with all your might. There's a good chance that you may just whiff.”

30. fiil To fail spectacularly.

    “Or consider an alternative [imaginary] exhibit, in some side gallery, that sadly reflects on an enormous lost opportunity. […] This is a dark, dead end in the Biden library: A once mighty nation is served its toughest challenge yet, and it whiffs.”