Whiffing

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who, or that which, whiffs. countable, uncountable

    "[…] 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."

  2. 2
    A mode of fishing with a handline for pollock, mackerel, etc. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of whiff form-of, gerund, participle, present

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puffpuffsniffacearomaatom

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"[…] 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."

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