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n. esinti, nefes, koku, koku dalgası, ima————————v. üflemek, kötü kokutmak, kötü kokmak* * *1. üfle (v.) 2. hafif esinti (n.)* * *[wif](a sudden puff (of air, smoke, smell etc): a whiff of petrol; a whiff of cigar smoke.) hafif esinti/koku
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whiff — ► NOUN 1) a smell that is smelt only briefly or faintly. 2) Brit. informal an unpleasant smell. 3) a trace or hint of something bad or exciting. 4) a puff or breath of air or smoke. ► VERB 1) get a brief or faint smell of. 2) … English terms dictionary
whiff´er — whiff «hwihf», noun, verb. –n. 1. a slight gust; puff; breath: »A whiff of fresh air cleared his head. Not a whiff of life left in either of the bodies (Thomas Hardy). 2. a blow. 3. a slight smell; puff of air having an odor: »a whiff of garlic.… … Useful english dictionary
whiff — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ faint, slight ▪ strong ▪ unmistakable (often figurative) ▪ The unmistakable whiff of electoral blackmail could be detected. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
whiff — noun (C) 1 a very slight smell of something (+ of): a whiff of garlic | get/catch a whiff of: As she walked past, I caught a whiff of her perfume. 2 a whiff of danger/adventure/freedom etc a slight sign that something dangerous, exciting etc… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
whiff — [ wıf, hwıf ] noun singular 1. ) a slight smell of something: Opening the door, she caught a whiff of cigarette smoke. 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY a slight amount or sign of something: a whiff of danger … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whiff — noun 1) I caught a whiff of perfume Syn: faint smell, trace, sniff, scent, odor, aroma 2) the faintest whiff of irony Syn: trace, hint, suggestion, impression, suspicion, soupçon … Thesaurus of popular words
whiff — /wɪf / (say wif) noun 1. a slight blast or puff of wind or air: a whiff of fresh air. 2. a puff or waft of scent or smell: a whiff of honeysuckle. 3. a puff of vapour, smoke, etc. 4. a single inhalation or exhalation of air, tobacco smoke, or the …
whiff — I. noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1591 1. a. a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray b. an inhalation of odor, gas, or smoke c. a slight puffing or whistling sound 2. a slight trace or indication < a whiff of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
whiff — 1. noun a) A waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air everyone has always known, widely promiscuous heterosexual men have, as I say, a whiff of the bathhouse about them. b) An odour carried briefly through the air … Wiktionary
whiff — UK [wɪf] / US / US [hwɪf] noun [singular] 1) a slight smell of something Opening the door, she caught a whiff of cigarette smoke. 2) mainly literary a slight amount or sign of something a whiff of danger … English dictionary
whiff — whiff1 noun 1》 a smell that is smelt only briefly or faintly. ↘Brit. informal an unpleasant smell. 2》 a trace or hint of something bad or exciting: a whiff of danger. 3》 a puff or breath of air or smoke. 4》 N. Amer. informal an unsuccessful… … English new terms dictionary