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Definition whiff in American English

whiff noun

[singular] noun
/wɪf/
1

a slight smell of something

Example

Opening the door, she caught a whiff of cigarette smoke.

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2

a slight amount or sign of something

Example

a whiff of danger

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Definition whiff in American English