whiff

意味: ひと吹き

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定義: 空気の短い軽い一吹きの風

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: a short light gust of air
Noun: a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
Noun: a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
Verb: perceive by inhaling through the nose
Verb: drive or carry as if by a puff of air
Verb: strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
Verb: smoke and exhale strongly
Verb: utter with a puff of air

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: sniff the perfume
Verb: The gust of air whiffed away the clouds
Verb: puff a cigar
Verb: whiff a pipe
Verb: whiff out a prayer

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): puff, puff of air, sniff, whiff

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): blow, gust, lefteye flounder, smell, smoke, strike out, strikeout, talk

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): babble, bark, bay, begin, blubber, blurt out, bluster, brill, bumble, cackle, chain-smoke, chatter, deliver, drone, enthuse, fan, generalize, get a noseful, grey flounder, gulp, hiss, inhale, lip off, mumble, murmur, open up, peep, puff, rant, rasp, read, sand dab, sandblast, scent, shout, sing, slur, snap, sniff, snivel, snuff, southern flounder, speak in tongues, speak up, summer flounder, swallow, talk of, tone, troll, turbot, verbalize, vocalize, whiff, whisper, windowpane, yack

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): horned whiff

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: puff, puffing, puffy, sniff, sniffer, whiff, whiffer

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

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Exam Level

英検1級

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Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

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