Cari
to whiff
01
mencium, menghirup
to detect a faint scent by inhaling through the nose
Transitive: to whiff a faint scent
Contoh-contoh
She whiffs the scent of flowers in her garden every morning.
Dia menghirup aroma bunga di kebunnya setiap pagi.
Right now, I am whiffing the fragrance of a delicious meal cooking in the kitchen.
Saat ini, saya sedang mencium aroma makanan lezat yang dimasak di dapur.
02
meniup, bergumam
to utter something with a quick exhale of breath
Transitive: to whiff a remark
Contoh-contoh
She whiffed a sarcastic remark under her breath when she heard his excuse.
Dia menghembuskan komentar sarkastik di bawah nafasnya ketika mendengar alasannya.
He whiffed a curse word as he stubbed his toe on the table.
Dia menghembuskan kata makian saat jari kakinya terbentur meja.
03
menghembuskan, mengeluarkan asap
to exhale the smoke from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking device
Transitive: to whiff a smoke
Contoh-contoh
He stepped outside to whiff a cigarette.
Dia keluar untuk menghirup sebatang rokok.
Despite his efforts to quit, he still occasionally whiffed a cigarette.
Meskipun usahanya untuk berhenti, dia masih sesekali menghisap rokok.
04
meleset, mengayun dan meleset
(in sports) to swing and miss while attempting to hit a ball
Intransitive: to whiff at a ball
Contoh-contoh
Despite his best efforts, he whiffed at the baseball pitch and struck out.
Meskipun usahanya yang terbaik, dia gagal memukul bola bisbol dan strike out.
With a powerful swing, he whiffed at the tennis ball, narrowly missing it.
Dengan ayunan yang kuat, dia whiff pada bola tenis, nyaris meleset.
05
membawa, mengangkut oleh hembusan angin
to carry something by or as if by a sudden puff or gust of air
Transitive: to whiff a scent or smell somewhere
Contoh-contoh
The breeze whiffed the scent of freshly baked bread from the bakery across the street.
Angin sepoi-sepoi membawa aroma roti yang baru dipanggang dari toko roti di seberang jalan.
As she opened the window, it whiffed the fragrance of blooming flowers into the room.
Saat dia membuka jendela, hembusan angin membawa harum bunga yang mekar ke dalam ruangan.
Whiff
01
hembusan, tiupan
a short light gust of air
02
ayunan kosong, swing yang gagal
a swing and miss by the batter, where the bat fails to make contact with the ball
Contoh-contoh
He swung hard but had a whiff on the high fastball.
Dia mengayun keras tetapi gagal mengenai fastball tinggi.
The batter 's whiff on the curveball gave the pitcher an advantage.
Ayunan yang meleset dari pemukul pada curveball memberikan keuntungan bagi pelempar.
03
sejenis ikan sebelah mata kiri yang ditemukan di perairan pantai dari New England hingga Brasil, ikan sebelah
a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
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