whiffs

/HH W IH1 F S/
noun
  1. 1

    A waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air

  2. 2

    An odour carried briefly through the air

  3. 3

    A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially of smoke from a cigarette or pipe.

  4. 4

    A slight sign of something; a glimpse.

  5. 5

    A strike (from the batterโ€™s perspective)

  6. 6

    An attempted shot that completely misses the ball.

  7. 7

    The megrim, a fish: Lepidorhombus boscii or Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis.

verb
  1. 1

    To waft.

  2. 2

    To sniff.

  3. 3

    To strike out.

  4. 4

    To miss the ball completely.

  5. 5

    To attempt to strike and miss, especially being off-balance/vulnerable after missing.

  6. 6

    To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.

  7. 7

    To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away.

  8. 8

    To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.

  9. 9

    To fail spectacularly at a task.

verb
  1. 1

    To fish with a handline.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whiff, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whiffs