whiff
/hwɪf/
nounverb
5 letters1 syllable17 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS8
NOUN
1
A short light gust of air.
2
A lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil.
3
VERBA strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike.
1
Perceive by inhaling through the nose.
2
Smoke and exhale strongly.
“whiff a pipe”
3
Drive or carry as if by a puff of air.
“The gust of air whiffed away the clouds”
4
Strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third.
5
Utter with a puff of air.
“whiff out a prayer”
WORD FORMS
Related formwhiffer
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®17 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word34 points
Triple word51 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latiniffwhay
Starts & ends withW … F
Syllableswhiff
SYNONYMS & RELATED4
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