Whiff

"Whiff" in Finnish

henkäys

(short inhalation or exhalation of breath)

tuoksahdus

(odour carried briefly through the air)

tuulahdus

(brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air — see also waft)

lyödä ohi

(especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball)

nuuhkaista

(to breathe in or sniff (an odour) — see also smell)

tuulahtaa

(to carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air — see also blow, puff, waft)

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