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verb
- To make a rustling sound while moving.
- (basketball) To make a successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
- (transitive) To flourish with a swishing sound.
- (transitive) To cause a liquid to move around in a container, or in one's mouth.
- (gay slang) To mince or otherwise to behave in an effeminate manner.
- move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
noun
- a brushing or rustling sound
- (slang) An effeminate male homosexual.
- (cricket) A rapid or careless attacking stroke by the batter.
- A sound of liquid flowing inside a container.
- (uncountable, Canada, prison slang) An improvised alcoholic drink made by fermenting whatever ingredients are available.
- A short rustling, hissing or whistling sound, often made by friction.
- A hissing, sweeping movement through the air, as of an animal's tail.
- (basketball) A successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
- (slang, uncountable) Effeminacy, effeminate or homosexual demeanor.
- A twig or bundle of twigs, used for administering beatings; a switch
adj
intj
verb
- make a rattling sound
- speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
- make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
- (UK) To cut the sheep's mark off (wool), to make the wool weigh less and thus yield less duty.
- To chatter or babble; to utter rapidly without consideration.
- (intransitive) To make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
- (transitive) To cause to make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
noun
- a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction
- a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
- Chatter; prattle.
- Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve.
- (colloquial) The tongue.
- An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
verb
noun
verb
- To make a clucking sound.
- (intransitive, cricket) To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.
- To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
- (transitive, informal) To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
- (transitive, informal) To discard, to throw away.
- To touch or tap gently.
- To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning.
- (South Africa, slang, intransitive) To leave; to depart; to bounce.
- (intransitive, slang) To vomit.
- To call, as a hen her chickens.
- (transitive, informal) To jilt; to dump.
- (music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
- pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
- throw carelessly
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- throw away
noun
- (cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
- (music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc., the muting of a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
- (Scotland) A small pebble.
- A clucking sound.
- (informal) A casual throw.
- (slang) A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment.
- A gentle touch or tap.
- (mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
- (slang) An act or instance of vomiting.
- (cricket, informal) A throw, an incorrect bowling action.
- A pair of nunchaku, especially when using two.
- Abbreviation of woodchuck.
- a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
- the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
- informal terms for a meal
noun
- A swishing noise.
- A smooth stroke; a swish.
- A wet splashing sound.
- (typography) A long, protruding ornamental line or pen stroke found in some typefaces and styles of calligraphy.
- A streak or patch.
- (technical) The water that washes up on shore after an incoming wave has broken.
- A narrow sound or channel of water lying within a sand bank, or between a sand bank and the shore, or a bar over which the sea washes.
- (architecture) An oval figure, whose mouldings are oblique to the axis of the work.
- the movement or sound of water
adj
verb
- (ambitransitive) To swagger; to act with boldness or bluster (toward).
- (intransitive) To wade forcefully through liquid.
- (ambitransitive) To swirl through liquid; to swish.
- (ambitransitive) To dash or flow noisily; to splash.
- (ambitransitive) To swipe.
- (intransitive) To fall violently or noisily.
- To streak, to color in a swash.
- act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
- make violent, noisy movements
- dash a liquid upon or against
- show off
noun
verb
verb
noun
- A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
- (vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.
- (UK, slang, with "the") Pickpocketing.
- (informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
- (UK, slang, uncountable) Amphetamine.
- a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
prep
verb
noun
- sound of something in rapid motion
- the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents
- (Scotland) A strong trilling.
- (Scotland) A whirring noise.
- (Scotland) The force of movement; rush, impetus, momentum, driving force.
- The currency of Ethiopia, divided into 100 santims.
- (Scotland) Strength, vigor, energy.
verb
- make a soft swishing sound
- indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats
- (intransitive with over) To spend time enjoying and expressing pleasure (over something); to coo; to enthuse.
- (intransitive, of an engine) To make a low and consistent rumbling sound.
- (intransitive, of a cat) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented or in certain other conditions.
- (transitive) To say (something) in a throaty, seductive manner.
- (intransitive) To make a vibrating throaty sound, as from pleasure.
noun
intj
verb
- make a soft swishing sound
- make a vibrant sound, as of some birds
- To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
- (intransitive) To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to make such a sound.
- (intransitive) (of a panther) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented, much like the domestic cat’s purr.
noun
noun
- A device which produces a loud rattling sound, especially one having a ratchet mechanism and spun round on a handle.
- (music) A musical instrument that makes a rattling sound.
- (onomatopoeia) A rapid succession of percussive sounds, as made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another.
- A rough noise produced in the throat by air passing through obstructed airways; croup; a death rattle.
- A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.
- A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container.
- Any of various plants of the genera Rhinanthus and Pedicularis, whose seeds produce a rattling noise in the wind.
- (historical units of measure) Alternative form of rottol: a former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight usually equal to 1–5 lb (0.5–2.5 kg).
- (zoology) The set of rings at the end of a rattlesnake's tail which produce a rattling sound.
- a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
- a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
- loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
verb
- (intransitive) To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.
- To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering.
- To make a clatter with one's voice; to talk rapidly and idly; often with on or away.
- (transitive, ergative) To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
- (transitive, figurative, informal) To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
- (UK, slang) To experience withdrawal from drugs.
- shake and cause to make a rattling noise
- make short successive sounds
noun
- The sound made by an object being moved on wheels.
- (engineering) A lantern wheel, or one of its bars.
- Ellipsis of trundle bed (“a low bed on wheels that can be rolled underneath another bed”).
- (heraldry, rare) A spool or skein of golden thread (chiefly in the arms of the Embroiderers Company, now the Company of Broderers).
- A motion as of something moving upon little wheels or rollers; a rolling motion.
- small wheel or roller
- a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
verb
- (transitive) To wheel or roll (an object on wheels), especially by pushing, often slowly or heavily.
- (intransitive) To roll or revolve; to roll along.
- (transitive) To move (something or someone), often heavily or clumsily.
- (intransitive) To move, often heavily or clumsily.
- To transport (something or someone) using an object on wheels, especially one that is pushed.
- (intransitive) To move heavily (on wheels).
- (transitive) To cause (something) to roll or revolve; to roll (something) along.
- move heavily
verb
- To make a rattling metallic sound.
- To cause (something) to make a rattling metallic sound.
- (Northern England) Of a person: to speak loudly or too much; to chatter, to prate; of a bird: to make a noisy chattering sound.
- To express or say (something) in an argumentative or harsh manner.
- (figuratively) To irritate or jar (something).
- make a sound typical of metallic objects
noun
verb
- To move in a way that causes a light gust of air, or a whistling sound.
- To say (something) with an exhalation of breath.
- (video games) In fighting games, to execute a move that fails to hit the opponent.
- (US, chiefly sports) Especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball; hence (baseball), of a batter: to strike out; to fan.
- To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.
- (fishing) To catch fish by dragging a handline near the surface of the water from a moving boat.
- To smell; to sniff.
- (US, baseball) Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.
- To inhale or exhale (smoke from tobacco, etc.) from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement; to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff.
- (by extension) To fail spectacularly.
- To be carried, or move as if carried, by a puff of air; to waft.
- To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.
- To smoke a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
- To give off or have an unpleasant smell; to stink.
- strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
- utter with a puff of air
- perceive by inhaling through the nose
- smoke and exhale strongly
- drive or carry as if by a puff of air
adj
intj
noun
- (sports, chiefly US, slang) A failure to hit a ball in various sports (for example, golf); a miss.
- A flag used as a signal.
- A characteristic quality of something; a flavour, a savour, a taste.
- A sound like that of air passing through a small opening; a short or soft whistle.
- A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
- A slight attack or touch.
- A small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.; specifically (obsolete), chiefly in take the whiff: a puff of tobacco smoke.
- An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.
- A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
- (baseball) From the batter's perspective: a strike.
- (nautical) An outrigged boat for one person propelled by oar.
- Any of a number of flatfish such as (dated) the lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) and now, especially, the megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and (with a descriptive word) a species of large-tooth flounder or sand flounder (family Paralichthyidae).
- A slight sign of something; a burst, a glimpse, a hint.
- a short light gust of air
- a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
- a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
noun
- Something that makes a booming sound.
- (US, mainly 1920–1930) A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work.
- (by extension, slang, sometimes derogatory) An elderly person, regardless of generation.
- A sewellel (Aplodontia rufa).
- A techno-optimist, in particular concerning artificial intelligence.
- A device used to bind or tighten chain.
- (US, nautical, military, slang) A nuclear ballistic missile submarine, SSBN.
- (informal) A baby boomer.
- An adult male kangaroo.
- (by extension, slang, sometimes derogatory) A person who is too old to be familiar with the use of recent technology.
- (UK) A Eurasian bittern (subfamily Botaurinae spp.).
- (US, historical) Alternative letter-case form of Boomer (“Oklahoma settler”).
- (Appalachia) A red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).
- (realtime strategy games) A player who prioritises economic development and securing resources (and therefore future production) over offence or defence.
- a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
intj
noun
verb
verb
- To make a sound with a low, rumbling noise.
- To speak softly and incoherently, or with imperfect articulations.
- (transitive, intransitive) To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.
- make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
- talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
noun
verb
noun
noun
- A swishing noise.
- A smooth stroke; a swish.
- A wet splashing sound.
- (typography) A long, protruding ornamental line or pen stroke found in some typefaces and styles of calligraphy.
- A streak or patch.
- (technical) The water that washes up on shore after an incoming wave has broken.
- A narrow sound or channel of water lying within a sand bank, or between a sand bank and the shore, or a bar over which the sea washes.
- (architecture) An oval figure, whose mouldings are oblique to the axis of the work.
- the movement or sound of water
adj
verb
- (ambitransitive) To swagger; to act with boldness or bluster (toward).
- (intransitive) To wade forcefully through liquid.
- (ambitransitive) To swirl through liquid; to swish.
- (ambitransitive) To dash or flow noisily; to splash.
- (ambitransitive) To swipe.
- (intransitive) To fall violently or noisily.
- To streak, to color in a swash.
- act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
- make violent, noisy movements
- dash a liquid upon or against
- show off
noun
verb
noun
- A device which produces a loud rattling sound, especially one having a ratchet mechanism and spun round on a handle.
- (music) A musical instrument that makes a rattling sound.
- (onomatopoeia) A rapid succession of percussive sounds, as made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another.
- A rough noise produced in the throat by air passing through obstructed airways; croup; a death rattle.
- A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.
- A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container.
- Any of various plants of the genera Rhinanthus and Pedicularis, whose seeds produce a rattling noise in the wind.
- (historical units of measure) Alternative form of rottol: a former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight usually equal to 1–5 lb (0.5–2.5 kg).
- (zoology) The set of rings at the end of a rattlesnake's tail which produce a rattling sound.
- a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
- a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
- loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
verb
- (intransitive) To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.
- To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering.
- To make a clatter with one's voice; to talk rapidly and idly; often with on or away.
- (transitive, ergative) To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
- (transitive, figurative, informal) To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
- (UK, slang) To experience withdrawal from drugs.
- shake and cause to make a rattling noise
- make short successive sounds
noun
- The sound made by an object being moved on wheels.
- (engineering) A lantern wheel, or one of its bars.
- Ellipsis of trundle bed (“a low bed on wheels that can be rolled underneath another bed”).
- (heraldry, rare) A spool or skein of golden thread (chiefly in the arms of the Embroiderers Company, now the Company of Broderers).
- A motion as of something moving upon little wheels or rollers; a rolling motion.
- small wheel or roller
- a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
verb
- (transitive) To wheel or roll (an object on wheels), especially by pushing, often slowly or heavily.
- (intransitive) To roll or revolve; to roll along.
- (transitive) To move (something or someone), often heavily or clumsily.
- (intransitive) To move, often heavily or clumsily.
- To transport (something or someone) using an object on wheels, especially one that is pushed.
- (intransitive) To move heavily (on wheels).
- (transitive) To cause (something) to roll or revolve; to roll (something) along.
- move heavily
verb
noun
- sound of something in rapid motion
- the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents
- (Scotland) A strong trilling.
- (Scotland) A whirring noise.
- (Scotland) The force of movement; rush, impetus, momentum, driving force.
- The currency of Ethiopia, divided into 100 santims.
- (Scotland) Strength, vigor, energy.
verb
- make a soft swishing sound
- make a vibrant sound, as of some birds
- To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
- (intransitive) To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to make such a sound.
- (intransitive) (of a panther) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented, much like the domestic cat’s purr.
noun
verb
- To make a rustling sound while moving.
- (basketball) To make a successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
- (transitive) To flourish with a swishing sound.
- (transitive) To cause a liquid to move around in a container, or in one's mouth.
- (gay slang) To mince or otherwise to behave in an effeminate manner.
- move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
noun
- a brushing or rustling sound
- (slang) An effeminate male homosexual.
- (cricket) A rapid or careless attacking stroke by the batter.
- A sound of liquid flowing inside a container.
- (uncountable, Canada, prison slang) An improvised alcoholic drink made by fermenting whatever ingredients are available.
- A short rustling, hissing or whistling sound, often made by friction.
- A hissing, sweeping movement through the air, as of an animal's tail.
- (basketball) A successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
- (slang, uncountable) Effeminacy, effeminate or homosexual demeanor.
- A twig or bundle of twigs, used for administering beatings; a switch
adj
intj
verb
noun
- A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
- (vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.
- (UK, slang, with "the") Pickpocketing.
- (informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
- (UK, slang, uncountable) Amphetamine.
- a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
prep
noun
- Something that makes a booming sound.
- (US, mainly 1920–1930) A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work.
- (by extension, slang, sometimes derogatory) An elderly person, regardless of generation.
- A sewellel (Aplodontia rufa).
- A techno-optimist, in particular concerning artificial intelligence.
- A device used to bind or tighten chain.
- (US, nautical, military, slang) A nuclear ballistic missile submarine, SSBN.
- (informal) A baby boomer.
- An adult male kangaroo.
- (by extension, slang, sometimes derogatory) A person who is too old to be familiar with the use of recent technology.
- (UK) A Eurasian bittern (subfamily Botaurinae spp.).
- (US, historical) Alternative letter-case form of Boomer (“Oklahoma settler”).
- (Appalachia) A red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).
- (realtime strategy games) A player who prioritises economic development and securing resources (and therefore future production) over offence or defence.
- a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
verb
- To make a rustling sound while moving.
- (basketball) To make a successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
- (transitive) To flourish with a swishing sound.
- (transitive) To cause a liquid to move around in a container, or in one's mouth.
- (gay slang) To mince or otherwise to behave in an effeminate manner.
- move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
noun
- a brushing or rustling sound
- (slang) An effeminate male homosexual.
- (cricket) A rapid or careless attacking stroke by the batter.
- A sound of liquid flowing inside a container.
- (uncountable, Canada, prison slang) An improvised alcoholic drink made by fermenting whatever ingredients are available.
- A short rustling, hissing or whistling sound, often made by friction.
- A hissing, sweeping movement through the air, as of an animal's tail.
- (basketball) A successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
- (slang, uncountable) Effeminacy, effeminate or homosexual demeanor.
- A twig or bundle of twigs, used for administering beatings; a switch
adj
intj
verb
- make a rattling sound
- speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
- make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
- (UK) To cut the sheep's mark off (wool), to make the wool weigh less and thus yield less duty.
- To chatter or babble; to utter rapidly without consideration.
- (intransitive) To make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
- (transitive) To cause to make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
noun
- a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction
- a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
- Chatter; prattle.
- Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve.
- (colloquial) The tongue.
- An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
verb
noun
verb
- To make a clucking sound.
- (intransitive, cricket) To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.
- To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
- (transitive, informal) To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
- (transitive, informal) To discard, to throw away.
- To touch or tap gently.
- To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning.
- (South Africa, slang, intransitive) To leave; to depart; to bounce.
- (intransitive, slang) To vomit.
- To call, as a hen her chickens.
- (transitive, informal) To jilt; to dump.
- (music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
- pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
- throw carelessly
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- throw away
noun
- (cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
- (music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc., the muting of a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
- (Scotland) A small pebble.
- A clucking sound.
- (informal) A casual throw.
- (slang) A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment.
- A gentle touch or tap.
- (mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
- (slang) An act or instance of vomiting.
- (cricket, informal) A throw, an incorrect bowling action.
- A pair of nunchaku, especially when using two.
- Abbreviation of woodchuck.
- a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
- the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
- informal terms for a meal
verb
noun
- A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
- (vulgar, slang, especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.
- (UK, slang, with "the") Pickpocketing.
- (informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
- (UK, slang, uncountable) Amphetamine.
- a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
prep
verb
noun
- sound of something in rapid motion
- the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents
- (Scotland) A strong trilling.
- (Scotland) A whirring noise.
- (Scotland) The force of movement; rush, impetus, momentum, driving force.
- The currency of Ethiopia, divided into 100 santims.
- (Scotland) Strength, vigor, energy.
verb
- make a soft swishing sound
- indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats
- (intransitive with over) To spend time enjoying and expressing pleasure (over something); to coo; to enthuse.
- (intransitive, of an engine) To make a low and consistent rumbling sound.
- (intransitive, of a cat) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented or in certain other conditions.
- (transitive) To say (something) in a throaty, seductive manner.
- (intransitive) To make a vibrating throaty sound, as from pleasure.
noun
intj
verb
- make a soft swishing sound
- make a vibrant sound, as of some birds
- To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
- (intransitive) To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to make such a sound.
- (intransitive) (of a panther) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented, much like the domestic cat’s purr.
noun
verb
- To make a rattling metallic sound.
- To cause (something) to make a rattling metallic sound.
- (Northern England) Of a person: to speak loudly or too much; to chatter, to prate; of a bird: to make a noisy chattering sound.
- To express or say (something) in an argumentative or harsh manner.
- (figuratively) To irritate or jar (something).
- make a sound typical of metallic objects
noun
verb
- To move in a way that causes a light gust of air, or a whistling sound.
- To say (something) with an exhalation of breath.
- (video games) In fighting games, to execute a move that fails to hit the opponent.
- (US, chiefly sports) Especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball; hence (baseball), of a batter: to strike out; to fan.
- To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.
- (fishing) To catch fish by dragging a handline near the surface of the water from a moving boat.
- To smell; to sniff.
- (US, baseball) Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.
- To inhale or exhale (smoke from tobacco, etc.) from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement; to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff.
- (by extension) To fail spectacularly.
- To be carried, or move as if carried, by a puff of air; to waft.
- To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.
- To smoke a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
- To give off or have an unpleasant smell; to stink.
- strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
- utter with a puff of air
- perceive by inhaling through the nose
- smoke and exhale strongly
- drive or carry as if by a puff of air
adj
intj
noun
- (sports, chiefly US, slang) A failure to hit a ball in various sports (for example, golf); a miss.
- A flag used as a signal.
- A characteristic quality of something; a flavour, a savour, a taste.
- A sound like that of air passing through a small opening; a short or soft whistle.
- A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
- A slight attack or touch.
- A small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.; specifically (obsolete), chiefly in take the whiff: a puff of tobacco smoke.
- An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.
- A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
- (baseball) From the batter's perspective: a strike.
- (nautical) An outrigged boat for one person propelled by oar.
- Any of a number of flatfish such as (dated) the lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) and now, especially, the megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and (with a descriptive word) a species of large-tooth flounder or sand flounder (family Paralichthyidae).
- A slight sign of something; a burst, a glimpse, a hint.
- a short light gust of air
- a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
- a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
verb
- To make a sound with a low, rumbling noise.
- To speak softly and incoherently, or with imperfect articulations.
- (transitive, intransitive) To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.
- make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
- talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice