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What does ,,whiff" mean?(all the meaning). Can you make me some examples, please?
What does ,,whiff" mean?(all the meaning). Can you make me some examples, please?
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- English (US)
@balanukaesad023
Two common uses:
1. a brief odor in the air
such as - a whiff of perfume
I got a whiff of her perfume and it smelled great.
2. in sports, a swing and a miss
The golfer whiffed while swinging at the ball. (Meaning he completely missed it)
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- English (US)
@balanukaesad023
Another common example is:
a whiff of fresh air
It generally means a single small gust of air.
In general, "whiff" is used as a small, brief, one time air flowing concept. Smelling, breathing, feeling air briefly.
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l spreaded the rotten fish all over the house when he get a whiff of this he'll get out of here.
l got a whiff of garlic.That's terrible. Did you whiffed it?
My allergy has been acting up. There is a whiff of smoke. Can't you whiff it?
l took a whiff of melting plastic. Turnes out it was a wire in our computer.
We got(took) a whiff of something. What is it?
He tried to hit a ball but he whiffed.
All of a sudden was a whiff of air.
He whiffed a strong smell of rotten apples.
He blew a whiff from his mouth.
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They sound natural or not?
,,I took a whiff of'' , ,,l got a whiff of " and ,,l caught a whiff of" it's the same or not?
And can l say whiff without got or took
Just say: he whiffed a smell of garlic.
Can you make me some examples with ,,a whiff of fresh air?
l got a whiff of garlic.That's terrible. Did you whiffed it?
My allergy has been acting up. There is a whiff of smoke. Can't you whiff it?
l took a whiff of melting plastic. Turnes out it was a wire in our computer.
We got(took) a whiff of something. What is it?
He tried to hit a ball but he whiffed.
All of a sudden was a whiff of air.
He whiffed a strong smell of rotten apples.
He blew a whiff from his mouth.
I
They sound natural or not?
,,I took a whiff of'' , ,,l got a whiff of " and ,,l caught a whiff of" it's the same or not?
And can l say whiff without got or took
Just say: he whiffed a smell of garlic.
Can you make me some examples with ,,a whiff of fresh air?
- English (US)
@balanukaesad023
caught and got a whiff are the same idea, to passively smell or breathe in. I use these phrases most often when using whiff.
take a whiff is a little different idea as it means to have more of an active sniff of the air to breathe it in.
You could use whiff alone, but not really as natural.
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