Synonyms of whiff
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Another word for whiff is puff. Other synonyms of whiff are sniff, waff, waif, wheft and stinking.
Synonyms and similar words for whiff
nounA brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
nounAn odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.
nounA flag used as a signal.
adjectiveHaving a strong or unpleasant odour.
- stinking
- whiffyHaving a bad smell.
- badMalodorous; foul.
- cacodorousHaving a bad smell.
- fetid
- foul-smellingHaving an unpleasant odor.
- funky
- graveolentThat has a rank smell.
- malodorous
- niffyHaving a bad smell.
- noisome
- nonaromaticNot aromatic.
- nonfragrantNot fragrant.
- on the nose Australia
- pongyHaving a bad smell.
- putredinous
- reekingTotally stinking.
- reeky
- ripeSmelly: having a disagreeable odor.
- smelly
- stank
- stenchyHaving a stench or foul odour, malodorous.
- stinksomeCharacterised or marked by stinking.
- stinky
- unaromaticNot aromatic.
- unfragrantNot fragrant; having a disagreeable smell.
- buckish obsoleteLike a male goat; foul-smelling or lascivious.
- mawkish archaicSickening or insipid in taste or smell.
- olid rareEvil-smelling; fetid.
Meaning of whiff
- noun A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
- noun A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
- noun A cigarette or small cigar.
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