whiffing

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noun

The act of one who, or that which, whiffs.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of whiff
nounwhiffing (countable and uncountable, plural whiffings)

plural whiffings

  1. countableuncountableThe 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. countableuncountableA mode of fishing with a handline for pollock, mackerel, etc.
Cite this entry
APA

whiffing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whiffing

MLA

“whiffing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whiffing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whiffing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whiffing.

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