as in sniffed
to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose
whiffed the pot of chili on the stove and announced that he was staying for dinner
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Recent Examples of whiffed
The Bronx Bombers whiffed on Juan Soto but have since brought in Max Fried, Devin Williams, and Cody Bellinger.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Again, the humans were told to look for them and still whiffed.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Phillips jumped ahead of Jose Iglesias with two strikes and the Mets second baseman whiffed at a 96-mph, up-and-away fastball.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Witt has cut his strikeouts in each of his three major league seasons but still whiffed 106 times this year.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
But King rared back and whiffed cleanup hitter Matt Olson to squash the rally.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Again, the humans were told to look for them and still whiffed.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Phillips jumped ahead of Jose Iglesias with two strikes and the Mets second baseman whiffed at a 96-mph, up-and-away fastball.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Witt has cut his strikeouts in each of his three major league seasons but still whiffed 106 times this year.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
But King rared back and whiffed cleanup hitter Matt Olson to squash the rally.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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