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whiffings

whiffings is the plural of whiffing.

Meaning of whiffing

Noun

whiffing (countable and uncountable, plural whiffings)

  1. The act of one who, or that which, whiffs.
    • […] the tea had been poured from the cups into the deep saucers from which it would have been drunk with genteel blowings and whiffings, according to the custom of the time.2014, Charlotte MacLeod, The Grub-and-Stakers House a Haunt
  2. A mode of fishing with a handline for pollock, mackerel, etc.

Questions about whiffings

What is whiffings the plural of?
Whiffings is the plural of whiffing.

Words near whiffings in the dictionary

  1. whiffets
  2. whiffier
  3. whiffiest
  4. whiffiness
  5. whiffing
  6. whiffings
  7. whiffle
  8. whiffle ball
  9. whiffle-ball
  10. whiffle-balls
  11. whiffleball

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