Meaning & use
whiff
A brief, faint smell of something, or a small trace or suggestion of a quality or situation.
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A whiff of fresh coffee drifted out of the kitchen as we walked in.
There was already a whiff of scandal surrounding the mayor's reelection campaign.
A note on using this word
Whiff usually describes something faint and fleeting, whether an actual smell or a figurative sign of trouble.
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