gust vs whiff

gust and whiff both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gust	Yes	No	No	No
whiff	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, whiff is a hyponym of gust; that is, whiff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gust:

Other hyponyms of gust include bluster, sandblast, puff, puff of air.

gust (noun)	whiff (noun)
a strong current of air	a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
	a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
	a short light gust of air

gust (verb)	whiff (verb)
	utter with a puff of air
	smoke and exhale strongly
	strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
	drive or carry as if by a puff of air
	perceive by inhaling through the nose