whiffs

1. A waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air
2. An odour carried briefly through the air
3. A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially of smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
4. A slight sign of something; a glimpse.
5. A strike (from the batter’s perspective)
6. An attempted shot that completely misses the ball.
7. The megrim, a fish: Lepidorhombus boscii or Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis.

1. To waft.
2. To sniff.
3. To strike out.
4. To miss the ball completely.
5. To attempt to strike and miss, especially being off-balance/vulnerable after missing.
6. To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
7. To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away.
8. To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
9. To fail spectacularly at a task.

verb

To fish with a handline.