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Meanings of whiff in English
Catalan
bafarada Usage of whiff in English
1
UK institutional investors tend to view any whiff of nepotism with suspicion.
2
Before long I got another whiff of decomposition coming from somewhere ahead.
3
But a Hard Brexit presents a whiff of opportunity for our government.
4
Unfortunately, the Bill carries with it the whiff of a general election.
5
Were there a whiff of danger in the air it wouldn't work.
6
A moment has passed with a whiff of leather and hot oil.
7
To some, however, the scent was laced with a whiff of scandal.
8
She returned to the house, bringing with her a whiff of gunsmoke.
9
The whiff of corruption had been wafting through Fifa halls for years.
10
On a practical level, there is still a back-of-the-envelope whiff to this.
11
Even if there was that constant slight whiff of a different kind.
12
And here it comes a little faint whiff of the real play.
13
I thought, in one whiff, of Stuart Mill, and of the coppersmiths.
14
Today she hit a whiff on the overhead -embarrassed as heck.
15
In that simple sentence there is more than a whiff of bitterness.
16
A whiff of neat brandy in a glass makes me feel sick.
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Whiff through the time
Whiff across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common