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How to pronounce “whiff”

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Pronunciation guide for whiff

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of whiff with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
How health workers are responding to the COVID-19 pandemicI'll give is every time there's a whiff
Definition summary
A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.

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How to pronounce whiff

How health workers are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

I'll give is every time there's a whiff

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “whiff”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
  • A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
  • An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.
  • A small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.; specifically (obsolete), chiefly in take the whiff: a puff of tobacco smoke.
  • A flag used as a signal.
  • Any of a number of flatfish such as (dated) the lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) and now, especially, the megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and (with a descriptive word) a species of large-tooth flounder or sand flounder (family Paralichthyidae).
  • (figuratively)
  • (archaic) An expulsion of explosive or shot.
  • (nautical) An outrigged boat for one person propelled by oar.
  • (obsolete) A sip of an alcoholic beverage.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive)
  • (intransitive)
  • [Adjective]
  • (informal) Having a strong or unpleasant odour.
  • [Interjection]
  • Used to indicate a sound like that of air passing through a small opening, that is, a short or soft whistle.

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