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whiffing

/ˈwɪf.ɪŋ/

whiffingnoun

Translations

запах

There was a whiffing of smoke in the air after the fireworks.

В воздухе был запах дыма после фейерверка.

дуновение

I caught a whiffing of fresh flowers as I entered the garden.

Я почувствовал дуновение свежих цветов, когда вошел в сад.

Additional translations

порыв

шлейф

Definitions

The act of briefly inhaling or smelling something.

Prolonged whiffing of chemical fumes can be harmful.

Synonyms

whiffverb

whiffing

Gerund

whiffed

Past Simple

whiffed

Past Participle

whiffing

Gerund

/wɪf/

Translations

понюхать

He decided to whiff the flowers in the garden.

Он решил понюхать цветы в саду.

уловить запах

She could whiff the aroma of freshly baked bread.

Она могла уловить запах свежевыпеченного хлеба.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

whiffnoun

Definitions

A slight smell carried on a current of air.

I caught a whiff of fresh bread as I walked past the bakery.

A brief or faint experience or indication of something.

There was a whiff of scandal surrounding the politician's sudden resignation.

An unsuccessful attempt to hit something, especially in sports.

The batter took a big swing but ended up with a whiff, missing the ball completely.

A small puff or gust of air, smoke, or vapor.

A whiff of smoke drifted from the dying campfire.