as in hint
an almost imperceptible sign of something
even a whiff of appreciation for everything I've done for her would have been nice
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Recent Examples of whiff
Lauren Newman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
So united and powerful were these Indigenous people that some of their enemies started to get desperate, that whiff of anxiety taking on a sickening stench.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Freshman Eli Skidmore came up clutch in the eighth, using a slider to get Decker and changeup to whiff Bisetta, and locking up Utermark on another changeup to strike out the side.
—Jace Denison, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
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Noun
The links were clunky, the attribution was debated, incrementality was always questioned and the whole channel had the whiff of late-night coupon codes rather than cutting-edge commerce strategy.
—Lauren Newman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
So united and powerful were these Indigenous people that some of their enemies started to get desperate, that whiff of anxiety taking on a sickening stench.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Verb
Neto then simply whiffed on a bouncer up the middle.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Freshman Eli Skidmore came up clutch in the eighth, using a slider to get Decker and changeup to whiff Bisetta, and locking up Utermark on another changeup to strike out the side.
—Jace Denison, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiff
Noun
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The gold bar could be found after any clue, organizers said, with additional hints being released throughout the summer, gradually making the location of the gold easier to identify.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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There was just a hint of fog, which would thicken a little toward dawn.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The village boutiques scattered along the sloping cobblestone alleys are just a five-minute stroll away, and offer the standard unremarkable Provence souvenirs—traditional fabrics, yellow pottery, straw bags, and sweet-smelling soaps.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Panish replayed for jurors testimony from Grossman’s daughter that, soon after the collision, Erickson arrived at the house smelling of alcohol.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Shahzad removed Mehidy Hasan Miraz for 19 to give Pakistan a glimmer of hope to get back into the game.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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But ultimately, what should fans take from the moving yet sorrowful final chapter, which is punctuated with a glimmer of hope and possibly the breath of life for its central characters?—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Deputies once again conducted a traffic stop, and a police dog sniffed out illicit substances.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The Thunder sniffed their shot as the first team to return to consecutive finals since Kerr’s Warriors.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The volatile organic compound can cause eye and skin irrigation as well as coughing, wheezing, headache or shortness of breath if inhaled.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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Infection occurs when people inhale particles from the urine, feces or saliva of infected mice and rats.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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“Whiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiff. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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