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
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 May 2025
There’s more than a whiff of secrecy in the air during these final days of the session.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
The Yankees whiffed on five of their six swings at his slider.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
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Noun
The left-hander’s heater accounted for 54 of his 90 pitches, inducing seven whiffs with the heater and landing 11 four-seamers for strikes.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 May 2025
There’s more than a whiff of secrecy in the air during these final days of the session.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
Verb
Turner whiffed at right-hander Jesús Tinoco’s first-pitch slider down and away but didn’t miss when Tinoco went right back to the same pitch that, this time, caught too much of the edge of the plate.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
The Yankees whiffed on five of their six swings at his slider.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiff
Noun
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While few details were shared at the time, there were hints that the podcast would soon be relaunching.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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The strawberries are then quartered and added to the skillet alongside ruby port (a sweet fortified wine that generally tastes like red berries) and fresh ginger for a hint of sweet spice.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Your armpits smell when the bacteria on your skin mix with the sweat your body produces.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
18 June 2025
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In a later shift, Oscar gets the shirt back and smells it in private, taking in the scent of Wilder now mixed with his own.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Despite this recent glimmer of hope, injected by crypto bull market excitement, overall public companies are struggling.—
Christopher Perkins,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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But there is a way out of this mess — and a glimmer of hope for Sox fans in the team’s second rebuild since 2017.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Once connected, the attackers can launch different attacks to sniff out important information from the users.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Vibe and energy, in my book, are a crucial part of the process, something an algorithm simply can't sniff out.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
18 June 2025
Verb
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The simulant particles are smaller than 2.5 microns (millionths of a meter), small enough to be inhaled and then trapped in the lower airways of the lungs.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
23 June 2025
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Chernobyl nuclear disaster altered the genetics of the dogs left behind, scientists say How does exposure to uranium affect the human body If ingested or inhaled, uranium hexafluoride gas -- in which each of the molecules has six fluorine atoms -- can cause kidney damage, Caffrey said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
21 June 2025
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“Whiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiff. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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