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Meanings of whiff in inglés

catalán
bafarada

A short light gust of air.

        bafarada

        Perceive by inhaling through the nose.

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              Examples for "puff"
              Examples for "puff"
              1
              Then proceed in the manner explained for the making of puff paste.
              Woman's Institute Library of Cookery. Volume 4: Salads and Sandw...
              2
              The woman was putting the powder puff away in her jet bag.
              Three Soldiers
              3
              So let other countries puff their chests with empty slogans about rights.
              The Guardian
              4
              They never quite had enough puff to make it mainstream, until recently.
              The Daily Telegraph
              5
              A puff of wind fanned his cheek; the sail filled and drew.
              Driftwood Spars / The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Cert...
              1
              A warm puff of air wandered in on them now and again.
              The Trespasser
              2
              A puff of air pushed it forward, before it began its descent.
              Quest for honour
              3
              From somewhere came a puff of air which blew out the candle.
              Hearts and Masks
              4
              One more puff of air and her thin, taut membrane would rend.
              The incumbent
              5
              Franklin lets out a puff of air as he sees the dog.
              The Cannibals of Candyland
              Usage of whiff in inglés
              1
              UK institutional investors tend to view any whiff of nepotism with suspicion.
              The Guardian
              2
              Before long I got another whiff of decomposition coming from somewhere ahead.
              The devil's bones: a body farm novel
              3
              But a Hard Brexit presents a whiff of opportunity for our government.
              The South African
              4
              Unfortunately, the Bill carries with it the whiff of a general election.
              The Irish Times
              5
              Were there a whiff of danger in the air it wouldn't work.
              The Guardian
              6
              A moment has passed with a whiff of leather and hot oil.
              The Guardian
              7
              To some, however, the scent was laced with a whiff of scandal.
              The Guardian
              8
              She returned to the house, bringing with her a whiff of gunsmoke.
              Mine
              9
              The whiff of corruption had been wafting through Fifa halls for years.
              The Irish Times
              10
              On a practical level, there is still a back-of-the-envelope whiff to this.
              The Guardian
              11
              Even if there was that constant slight whiff of a different kind.
              Smelliest day at the zoo
              12
              And here it comes a little faint whiff of the real play.
              The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 / A Magazi...
              13
              I thought, in one whiff, of Stuart Mill, and of the coppersmiths.
              The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867 / A Magazin...
              14
              Today she hit a whiff on the overhead -embarrassed as heck.
              The Guardian
              15
              In that simple sentence there is more than a whiff of bitterness.
              News.com.au
              16
              A whiff of neat brandy in a glass makes me feel sick.
              Victory: An Island Tale
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              Translations for whiff
              catalán
              bafarada
              Whiff through the time
              Whiff across language varieties
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              United States of America
              Common
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