Whiff

"Whiff" in Russian

дунове́ние

dunovénije

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

запашок

zapašok

(odour carried briefly through the air)

затя́жка

zatjážka

(short inhalation or exhalation of breath)

ве́ять

véjatʹ

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

дуть

dutʹ

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

принюхиваться

prinjuxivatʹsja

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

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