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, 23 Apr. 2026
Fans can take a lot, but even getting a whiff of an electric car in NASCAR sends them running for the hills.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Then Vesia, who mostly throws fastballs and sliders, got Polanco to whiff on an outside changeup.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Mahle’s opposite on the mound Wednesday was four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani, who pitched six shutout innings with seven strikeouts while generating 18 whiffs.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Fans can take a lot, but even getting a whiff of an electric car in NASCAR sends them running for the hills.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
Detmers threw it 16 times, and the Yankees whiffed on six of their 12 swings.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Then Vesia, who mostly throws fastballs and sliders, got Polanco to whiff on an outside changeup.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiff
Noun
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This desire to find connection in loss hints that death can often be more tangible to process than estrangement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The first hint of celebrity Once America became an independent nation, its hatred for the crown turned into intrigue.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Browns are full of carbon and will keep things from smelling bad.—
Jessica Damiano,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Get him to smell that ocean breeze, stick his feet in the sand — really relax.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There was a glimmer of happiness on a night when the SDFC was no doubt seeing red.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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The first quarter of the year seemed to offer a glimmer of hope when Tesla reported a modest 6 percent increase in sales year over year.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Orange County Public Health Services did not find just one mouse sniffing around for scraps.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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To sniff out the atomic hydrogen — the more diffuse, cooler gas that acts as the initial, sprawling reservoir for future star formation — the team harnessed the immense power of China's Five Hundred-metre Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST).—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The vehicle lowers slightly and seems to inhale the pavement.—
Chris Jackson,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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For breathwork, Yasinksi recommends inhaling for four seconds, pausing for four seconds at the top, and then exhaling slowly.—
Lesly Gregory,
AJC.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Whiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiff. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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