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whiffing

UK
/ˈwɪf.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈwɪf.ɪŋ/

Translations

whiffingnoun
Prolonged whiffing of chemical fumes can be harmful.
Un reniflement prolongé de vapeurs chimiques peut être nocif.
Synonyms
aroma
fragrance
odor
smell
scent
whiffverb

whiffing

Gerund

whiffed
Past Simple
whiffed
Past Participle
whiffing
Gerund
UK
/wɪf/
US
/wɪf/
dégagerPour une odeur faible qui se dégage.
The refrigerator whiffed of spoiled milk.
Le réfrigérateur dégageait une légère odeur de lait tourné.
sentirEmployé avec une odeur légère ou fugace.
As she walked past the bakery, she whiffed the aroma of freshly baked bread.
En passant devant la boulangerie, elle a senti l’arôme du pain fraîchement cuit.
raterAu baseball, pour frapper dans le vide.
The batter whiffed on the third pitch, ending the inning.
Le frappeur a raté la troisième balle, ce qui a mis fin à la manche.
Synonyms
scent
sniff
catch
detect
smell

Definitions

whiffingnoun
The act of briefly inhaling or smelling something.
Prolonged whiffing of chemical fumes can be harmful.
whiffverb
To catch a brief, faint smell of something.
As she walked past the bakery, she whiffed the aroma of freshly baked bread.
To strike out in baseball by swinging and missing the ball.
The batter whiffed on the third pitch, ending the inning.
To give off or exude a faint odor.
The refrigerator whiffed of spoiled milk.
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