snɪf a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike utter with a puff of air whiff out a prayer smoke and exhale strongly puff a cigar whiff a pipe strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third drive or carry as if by a puff of air The gust of air whiffed away the clouds perceive by inhaling through the nose sniff the perfume a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil a short light gust of air